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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.
THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\ to the S. end of the village of Stapleford. This slope is the Clif; and, as indicated in the survey, it faces N. 10. Thonne east andlang be tham Trthlande oth hit eymth to tham Wie Herpathe: 'Then east along by the Ploughed Land till it comes to the Highway of the Dairy Farm.' 11. Thonne andlang Wie Herpathes to tham Staenenan Stapole : ' Then along the Highway of the Dairy Farm to the Stone Pillar.' The orientation shows that the survey has turned E. along the N. by. The ploughed land must have lain SE. and ESE. of the village of Stapleford. The Wie Herepath was along the line of road which runs all along the N. by. 1 The stone pillar was almost certainly at the NE. corner of the parish, about 3 fur. NE. of Down Barn (OMi), for the next landmark shows that the by. turns S. after reaching this point. 12. Thonne suth andlang thaes Weges oth thone Staenan Stapol: ' Then south along the Way as far as the Stone Pillar.' The way is now represented by that road which passes down the E. by. of the parish for about 1 £ m. It seems to be the Eald Herepath of the other South Newton charter. 2 The pillar was undoubtedly where the by. goes away E. from the road at a point 3+ fur. WNW. of Camp Down (OMi). 13. Of, etc. on dune (read of dune) on Thorn Dune Cumb to thaere Maede : ' From the Pillar down to Thorn Down Combe to the Mead.' The by. runs E. through a combe which is on the opposite side of the Avon to Little Durnford. This is the combe of the charter. The mead was obviously beside the Avon. 14. Fo th be thaere (word omitted) to thaere Ealden Die : ' On by the ... to the Old Dyke.' The old dyke is now the W. backwater of the Avon at this point. 1 For this road see Arch. Journ. vol. lxxv, local name of some highway which happened 1918, ' Ancient Highways of Wilts,' roads in a certain locality to lead to the local 46 and 39, pp. 97 and 93. wic or wics. I was inclined to suspect that this term 2 For this road see Arch. Journ. vol. lxxv, IV ic Herepatb, which occurs several times in 1918, 'Ancient Highways of Wilts,' road the charters, had some technical meaning. But I have come to think that it is a purely 39, p. 93.
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