The Place-Name Crieklade : a Suggestion. 



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its best — was visited before the party left. Returning to "Wiltshire, 

 WARNEFORD PLACE was soon reached, where the house and 

 gardens were thrown open, and a sumptuous tea was provided for 

 the party in the absence of Mr. Thomas. The house itself, though 

 a quaint structure, presents few architectural features of antiquity. 

 There is, however, some interesting armorial glass in the drawing- 

 room, and the grounds and walks are beautiful. 



This being the last item on the programme, the breaks returned 

 again to Swindon, and the Members went their several ways by 

 train, after two days' excursions of much interest in perfect weather, 

 during which several places were visited to which the Society had 

 never before penetrated. It seemed, however, a pity that the 

 people of Swindon and its neighbourhood should take so little 

 interest either in the excursions or in the evening meetings — more 

 especially when the Local Secretary, Mr. Passmore, had been to 

 so much trouble in arranging his collections for exhibition, and in 

 the furnishing of the room for the comfort of the meeting. 



Note. — The proceedings and excursions were well reported at 

 considerable length in the Devizes Gazette, July 7th, 14th, 21st and 

 28th. The Swindon Advertiser had also a short report of the 

 proceedings in its issue of July 8th, and an abstract of Mr. A. S. 

 Maskelyne's paper on Cricklade in that of July 15th. 



3 Sugjjestton. 



By Nevil Story Maskelyne, M.A., F.R.S. 



HE early history of Cricklade, like that of many other 

 ancient sites in Great Britain, has to be sought in circum- 

 stantial evidence rather than in written records ; for history is 

 silent regarding Cricklade previously to Saxon times. What, then, 



