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

THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
The slade of Headda's Down of 18 must therefore have
been on the E. by. some way N. of the road from Rodbourne
Cheney to Upper Stratton. The down must have been
extensive, for its name seems to survive in that of Haydon
in the N. part of the parish (OMi), and also in that of
Haydon Wick.
Charter which seems to refer to part of the lands of
Wilton which lie south of the Nadder river.
B.795 ; K.401.
RD. A.D. 944.
Granted by King Eadmund to the nun Aelfgyth.
Hides, 3.
Name: Be Rollandune; Wrollendune.
Ident. K. Rolldown, Wilts. ; B. Rollington in Bulbridge,
near Wilton, Wilts.
The survey is of the AS. age, and may be of the date of
the grant.
The landmarks of the survey are not determinable ; but
I do not think that it includes Bulbridge, for the lands of
that place seem to come within the area covered by the
Ugford charter, B.1030, and the landmarks of that charter
have no traceable relation to the landmarks of the present
one. My own impression is that if the landmarks of this
charter could be determined it would prove to refer to
that part of Wilton parish S. of the Nadder, and E. of the
road which runs down the W. side of Wilton Park and goes
on SSW. to the top of the ridge. The name Rollington
survived in Wilton till quite recent times. I append a
translation of the survey in case some future enquirer may
be able to solve its topography.
Survey.
1. ' First up from the bank of the river Nadder on the
east side of Dogs' House (Hundaham).' (The by. is going
uphill.) 2. ' Then up straight to the Pole (stapole).' (By.
still going uphill.) 3. ' Then up over Deer Lynch (deor
hlinc).' (Still going uphill.) 4. ' From the Lynch to the
Barrow (beorge).' 5. ' To Alfred's Land Boundary (land
scare).'' 6. ' Here it (the grant) is four furlongs minus
four rods broad ' (approximately 858 yds. broad). 7.' Then