304 On Some Ancient Charters relating to North Newenion. 



on Wifles-ford ; 'Sonne sw& ond- then so along the way to Swan* 



long weges to Sond-beorge 1 ; borough ; thence to Bot-well ; 



"Sonne to Botan-welle 3 ; ^onne thence by wood ; thence over 



bi wiodde ; "Sonne ofer wiod on wood to the gore ; and so again 



"Sone gseran 3 ; and swa eft on to the Avon. 

 Afene. 



Charter of JESelstan A° 938. 



iErest on Avene set Stintes- First at the Avon at Stintes- 

 ford ; Sset andlang weges on ford ; thence along the way to 

 Teoltan-ford ; and swa ongean Teolt-ford ; and so along the 

 stream on Wiflesford ; 'Son and- stream to Wilsford ; thence along 

 lang "Sees frrSerpaSes 4 on Sand- the high-road to Swanborough ; 

 beorh 1 ; of "Sam beorge to Botan- from that barrow [or hill] to 

 wylle 8 ; 3onne forS on Blacan- Bot-well ; thence forth to Black- 

 lace 5 ; iSset andlang lace 5 on legh ; then along the legh to the 

 Afene ; and swa andlang stremes Avon ; and so along the stream 

 eft on Stintesford. again to Stintesford. 



Local knowledge may be able to track out some names still re- 

 maining. Thus much I may say, that the general conclusion at 

 which I arrived, now some years ago, after having, together with 

 two friends — one the lamented Dr. Thurnam, and another then 

 holding the curacy of a neighbouring parish — done our best to in- 

 terpret the charters, was this, that the land-limits described start 



1 This is probably the origin of Swanborough, the name of the hundred in 

 which North Newnton is situated. There is on the road from Woodborough to 

 Wilcot a place called Swanborough Ashes. 



2 " Bot-&n. wylle " is most probably where _Z?o£-les-ford is at the present time. 



3 There is still a place called " The Gore " in the border-line next to Beeching- 

 stoke ; the meaning of the word " gar " is a projecting portion of land, a pro- 

 montory, &c. 



4 « FriSer-pa"S " is probably a corruption for " Here-pa^ " (=high-way). The 

 word " Err$ " means, literally, " peace " or " privilege." FrrS-borh meant the 

 mutual security which men of the same manor or tithing gave for each others' 

 good conduct. It is difficult to see, if it be not a corruption, what its exact 

 meaning can be. 



5 Blacan- lace — the latter portion is probably a mistake for " Icege " (=legh) — 

 and the whole word possibly means the "bleak " or " exposed" leigh, or plain. 



