It must be understood by all those who read these charters that this ...

THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
Survey.
ι. Erest of Elde Dick above Stibbe : ' First from the
Old Dyke above the Tree Stump.'
2. Τhanne endlang Weies on Strete : ' Then along the
Way to the Street (Made Road).'
This brings the survey to the Fosse Way (OMi) at
Fosse Gate (OMi). The Weie must have run along the
SW. by. At the present day the road from Yatton Keynell
runs for a short distance along the line of it. The old dyke
must have run down the S. part of the SE. by. near West
Foscote Farm (OMi).
3. So bi Strete on Hole dene : ' So by the Street to Hollow
Dean.'
This dean is the valley of the brook which forms the
N. by. of the parish at and near Dunley (OMi).
4. Endlangdenes to Springwellen : ' Along the Dean to
-the Source of the Spring.'
The spring is marked in OM6 close to the NE. corner
of the parish, f m. ESE. of Surrendell Farm (OMi).
5. Thanen to Olde Gore: ' Then to the Old Gore
^triangular piece of plough land).'
6. So on Cleyate on the Elde Stibbe : ' So to Claygate
to the Old Stump.'
7. Thanen on Olde Burgh 1 : ' Then to the Old Camp
{or Fort),' (or read Berwe, ' barrow').
8. Suthward of thare Berwe in on the Foullelake :' Southward
from the Barrow to the Foul (slow-flowing) Stream.'
The foul lake is the stream which crosses the E. by.
3 fur. due W. of the NW. corner of the wood called Stanton
Park (OMi). The old barrow must have been N. of this,
probably near where the road from Stanton St. Quintin
crosses the E. by. The old gore was probably at one of
the short angles which the by. makes ENE. of Clapcote
Farm. The Claygate was probably where some road or
track crossed the by., possibly on a track along the line of
the field-path running due E. from the same farm.
9. On thone Bithe 2 : ' To the Bend.'
The by. follows the foul lake for about 150 yds. W.
and then turns S. The reference in the landmark may be
1 Almost certainly for Berzve, as in 8. It 2 I have assumed this to be the ME.
is improbable that all traces of a camp should
•have disappeared.
equivalent of the AS. Byht.