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In all three lists there is something of a regular topographical 
arrangement, though B is more consecutive than A, and C than B ; 
but even the last appears to bear traces of the joint work of more 
than one hand, which would account for the breaks in the con- 
tinuity. The order of list A is shown in the table. C begins 
with Lifton, and passes in succession to Hertelande, Toritone, 
Framintone, and Mertone, forming group number one — West 
Devon. Next come Brantone, Scireuelle, Sut Moltone, Chridia- 
tone, Tauuentone and Witric — North Devon. Then we have 
Tuuuertone, Clistone, Sulfertone, Hamiohc, Offecolum, Budeleie, 
Hasbertone, Otri, Axemenistre, Culintone, Axemuda, and Baden- 
tone — another group comprising the whole of East Devon, but not 
in such direct topographical order as the former. Lastly, there are 
Esseministre, Taintone, Carsewilla, Dippeforde, Cadelintone, Plin- 
tone, Walchentone, Allerige, Wenfort — group number four — South 
Devon. This group is the only one which there is any very great 
deviation from the natural sequence, and here we have only to 
place Cadelintone and Allerige after Wenfort to make the whole 
order thoroughly consecutive. It is impossible that such an 
arrangement can be accidental ; and if we look at the map of 
Devon we shall see that it is really governed by the physical 
conditions of the county. The first group covers the district west 
of the Tavy and the Taw ; the second that bounded by the Taw 
on the west, the Creedy and Exe on the east, and Dartmoor on the 
south ; the third lies mainly east of the Exe ; and the fourth start- 
ing from the Tavy follows round the flank of Dartmoor, and is 
bounded by the sea and the Exe south and east. The only point 
where there is any real absence of natural definition is in the 
vicinity of Exeter and Crediton, and this is precisely the neigh- 
bourhood in which there have been the greatest changes in 
the dispositions of the hundreds. All this seems very suggestive 
of the division of the county into four districts, treated as such 
either by the same party of Domesday Commissioners, or by 
parties acting independently, and in any case commencing their 
enquiries on the borders of Cornwall near some ancient ford or 
accustomed passage, and ending somewhere in the neighbour- 
hood of Exeter. 
Now these lists clearly show that, although the bulk of the 
Domesday hundreds may be much the same as those of the present 
day, there are important variations; while it seems certain, as already 
