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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
8. Thonne thurh Seyt Hangran and lang thaes Weges to
thaem Hlince : ' Then through (Sheet ?) Hanging Wood
along the Way to the Lynch.'
9. Thonne to West Heafnod: ' Then to West Headlands'
(i.e. of ploughlands).
10. Thonne north ofer Dune on thaet Riht Gemaere:
' Then north over the Down to the Straight Balk.'
11. Thaer to Tune : ' Then to the Farm (or Village).'
12. Thonne on Cynetan on Sealt Ham : ' Then to the
Kennett to Salt House.'
One would be inclined to suppose that the old by. came
N. along the present W. by. of East Kennett. But, unfortunately,
that by. was not in existence even in the first
half of the last century. It is impossible to say where the
by. in the charter met the Kennett. The down of 10 is
undoubtedly the high ground some way S. of the river ;
and the tun of 11 is very possibly one of the two villages,
East or West Kennett.
said.
But more than that cannot be
13. Of etc. up betweox tha Tivegan Beorgas : ' From
Salt House up between the Two Barrows.'
One would be inclined to surmise that the by. went N.
from East Kennett village between the two tumuli (OM6
and OMi) which stand a little more than 300 yds. N. of
the river, on Overton Hill (OMi). The present W. by. of
East Kennett passes between them. But, unfortunately,
that by. did not exist in the earlier half of the nineteenth
century.
14. Of tham ... on thaes Furlanges West Heafde·.
' From ...
land).'
to the West Headland of the Furlong (plough-
15. Thonne on Seropes Pyt: ' Then to Scrope's Pit.'
16. Thonne on thone . . . pan Crundel midde zuerdne :
'' Then to the middle of one side of . . . Quarry.'
17. Thonne on Coltan Beorh : ' Then to Colta's Barrow.'
18. Oth thaene Herpoth an Haean Penne : 'As far as
the Highway at (?) the Cattlepen (with a fastening to its
gate ?)·'
the parish of Winterbourne Monkton, 7 fur. W. of
the N. part of the present W. by. of Overton, there is a
Hackpen Barn (OM6). There can be little doubt that this
preserves the name of the Haean Penne of the charter. But