relating to the Parish of Stockton, in Wilts. 219 



It is easy to trace to this day the boundary-line indicated by 

 the Charter, and to fix with tolerable certainty several of the 

 points named. It commences from the north-western extremity of 

 the parish where Stockton, Codford St. Mary, and Sherrington 

 meet. From this point (Codanford), we go eastward down "along 

 the Wyly river" till we come to a place called in the Charter 

 Hyssa-pol, a name now lost, but probably at the bend of the river, 

 near where Stockton house now stands. Then we reach the ge- 

 byge> (the bight, or turning,) which is most likety the north-east 

 point, close by Bapton, whence the boundary turns, and goes in a 

 southern direction. 



The points named as lying along the eastern boundary of Stock- 

 ton cannot easily be identified, until we come to what is called in 

 the Charter Nd-cum, and which may possibly be a clerical error 

 for Ed- cum ; and so what is now called Bo-chum. 



The next points Trind-lea, and Wilafes-treow were probably at or 

 near the point where the boundary-line crosses the old Roman 

 road, which is still clearly to be traced. The former name bears 

 some resemblance to the present Hinley, (also spelt Hind-ley) which 

 is exactly in this direction. The dic-geat (or entrance to the 

 dyke) is evidently the south-east extremity of the parish, where 

 it meets the Old Dyke (called in the Charter relating to Sher- 

 rington, the immediately adjoining parish on the west, Grimes- 

 dyke) 1 and which is still to be traced from the Dinton Beeches 

 westward. This "old dyke" is the southern boundar}' of both 

 Stockton and Sherrington, and is distinctly to be seen. Hard by 

 it is the site of an old British Town, lying to the north of Stockton 

 Wood. Then we come to what, both in the Stockton and Sher- 

 rington Charters, is called Wylle-weg, intended, it is believed, for 

 Weala-weg (that is Welsh-way, or British way) a very old road 



1 The Charter relating to Schearntune (^Sherrington) is in the Wilton 

 Chartulary. A copy of the land-limits is given by Sir K. C. Hoare in his 

 Registrum Wiltunense, p. 13. The eastern boundary-line which coincides with 

 the western of Stockton is thus given, " JErest on Odenford ; "Son heandun 

 sweoran easteweardan, and swa up andlang Wille-weges, "Son on Grimesdic, 

 andlang die, &c." [First at Odenford (Codford St. Peter), then eastward on 

 the neck of the high down (or hill), and so up along the Welsh-way (or British 

 track-way), then to Grimsdike, along the dyke, &c."] 



