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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
Wics were always on or near the ' mead,' i.e. near a
stream ; and it is probable that this wic was near the stream
which the by. crosses at the SW. corner of Battlelake
Plantation (OMi). The name Maple Sale Copse (OM6)
is found there, and can be traced back at least to 163ο 1 ;
which suggests the possibility that the copyist of the charter
has written appeldore for mapuldore. The crossroads of
21 must have been somewhere at the extreme W. of the
parish, near Somerford Common (OMi).
23. ' And thence to Ram Stake (weatherstoche).'
24. ' And thence to the Ashtree beyond Gusting's
Lea (Gustingeleye).'
The latter name survived as late as 1591 - It lay S. of
the SE. part of Battlelake Plantation (OMi). The Ashtree
was probably at the bend in the by. at the SE. corner of
that plantation. The stake of 23 would be a boundary
mark somewhere on the S. edge of the same plantation.
25. ' And from Gusting's Lea to the ... {la Rode)
northwards.'
Rode is a word common in the charters, the meaning of
which is not known. In some cases it may mean a cross.
After leaving the SE. corner of Battlelake Plantation (OMi)
the by. runs NNE, here described as' versus Aquilonem.'
26. ' And from the . . . (rode) to the aforementioned
place, viz. Lor tinges bourne.
See landmark 1.
Charter of part, at least, of Alton Priors, about 6 nu
SW. of Marlborough.
B.390; K.1035.
RD. A.D. 825.
Granted by King Egbert to the Old monastery of
SS. Peter and Paul at Winchester.
Hides. 15.
Name in title, in body of document, and in survey,
Awsltun. Also in body of document, Aultun.
Ident. K. Alton, Hants ; B. Alton, Hants.
At the end of the charter is appended a lease of part of
the land to Stigand, the bishop, in 1045.
1 O. G. s. Crawford.