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

THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
to the backwater from the W. 5 fur. due S. of the church at
S. Newton. The plough land was at the bend in the backwater
3 fur. S. by W. of the church. In a perambulation of
Wishford there is mention of Dichampton Corn Feildes
close to this point.
4. Thonne eft on Wilig on Pynding Ford ufewerde : ' Then
again to the Wylye to the upper side of the Ford of the Dam.'
This is the above mentioned Winding Ford of the other
charter. It must have been a short furlong WSW. of the
mill (OMi) at the S. end of S. Newton village. Here the
backwater has a temporary re-junction with the Wylye.
5. Fhonne of, etc. up and lang thaere Westemestan
Lace : ' Then from the Ford of the Dam up along the
Westernmost Backwater.'
This is that part of the backwater which runs parallel
with the Wylye, and W. of it, opposite the village.
6. Oth eft innan Wilig on tha Ealdan Die : ' Till once
more to the Wylye to the Old Dyke.'
This seems to carry the survey right up the Wylye past
the village of Wishford to a point about 300 yds. SE. of
Little Wishford (OMi) where a backwater comes into the
river on its N. bank. This backwater is the old dyke.
7. Fhonne and lang thaere Die oth thaes Furlanges Up
Ende : ' Then along the Dyke to the Upper End of the
Piece of Ploughland.'
The by. goes for about 300 yds. W T . along the Old Dyke.
It is not possible to say where the Furlang was exactly ; but
it must have been close to, and probably SW. of, Little
Wishford (OMi).
8. Fhonne north on gerihte to thaere Ealdan Die ·. ' Then
on north straight to the Old Dyke.'
The exact meaning of the landmark is not quite explicable
in terms of the local topography. But it is quite certain
that this part of the old dyke is that branch of the Wylye
which the modern by. follows from the neighbourhood of
Little Wishford (OMi) to the NW. corner of the parish,
1 fur. due F.. of the bridge at Serrington (OMi).
9. Fhonne and lang thaere Die oth thaes Clifes North
Hyldan (for Hlydan) : ' Then along the Dyke as far as the
North Slope of the Steep Declivity.'
This is the NW. corner of the parish where the by. is
on the S. slope of a valley which runs down from the ENE.