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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
A charter of the lands of Wilton, N. of the Wylye
River.
K.778.
RD. A.D. 1045.
Granted by King Eadward to his servant Thorth.
Hides. 2-j.
Name : Aet Dichaematune (Ditchampton).
Ident. L. Ditchampton, Wilts.
The smallness of the hidage would suggest that this
parcel of land was always a part of the land-unit of Wilton.
The survey is of the Saxon age, and may be contemporary
with the grant.
Survey.
1. Aeryst of Brytta Pole on thone Ealdan Weall: ' First
from the Pool of the Britons to the Old Wall.'
The last landmark of the survey makes it clear that this
pool was a pool in the Wylye. It is not possible to say
exactly whereabouts on that river it was ; but it is probable
that it was on that part of it which is now within the area of
the town of Wilton. The old wall may have been a part
of a wall round the town. It is interesting to notice that
the name of the Britons occurs again in the name Britford
about 4 m. away to the ESE.
2. Andlang Welles on tha Ε a : ' Along the Wall to the
River.'
The river here is probably the Nadder, probably where
the by. between Wilton and Burcombe Without meets it
about 400 yds. E. of Ugford village.
3. Of, etc. on thane Portweg : ' From the River to the
Town Way.'
4. Andlang Weges on Uggafordinga Lands core : ' Along
the Way to the Boundaries of the People of Ugford.'
From the Nadder the by. runs up to the main road
from Ugford (OMi) to Wilton. The Portweg was almost
certainly along the line of this modern road. The modern
by. then follows this road E. for about 100 yds. and then
turns N. along a long piece of almost straight by. between
Wilton (Ditchampton) and Ugford in Burcombe parish.
This is the landscore of the survey.
5. Andlang, etc. on thone Wuduweg: ' Along the
Boundary to the Way to the Wood.'