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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\<br />

<strong>must</strong> have run E. and W. <strong>It</strong>s position is therefore clearly<br />

marked as having <strong>be</strong>en at the point where the <strong>by</strong>. leaves<br />

the Smal Broc, f m. NNE. of the church at Hinton, and<br />

runs E. for about 80 yds.<br />

7. Of, etc. on Glottos Wylle : ' From the Stony Lynch<br />

to Glottos 1 Spring.'<br />

The spring was probably at or near what is now a sm<strong>all</strong><br />

pond at a <strong>be</strong>nd in the <strong>by</strong>. f m. E. of Hinton church.<br />

8. Of Glottes Wylle on Wylles Heafod : ' From<br />

" Glottes " Spring to Springhead.'<br />

This is marked in OM6 to the SE. of the village.<br />

9. On (for of) Wylles <strong>be</strong>afodde on Wulfheres Cum<strong>be</strong> :<br />

"' From Springhead to Wulfhere's Com<strong>be</strong>.'<br />

This is the com<strong>be</strong> just S. of the springhead 3 fur. N.<br />

of the summit of Charlbury Hill (OM6), the hill just N.<br />

of the Ridgeway (OMi).<br />

10. Of, etc. of (for on) Wulfheres Clif: ' From Wulfhere's<br />

Com<strong>be</strong> to Wulfhere's Steep Slope.'<br />

This is just S. of the com<strong>be</strong>, where the <strong>by</strong>. ascends<br />

more than 200 ft. in about a quarter of a mile.<br />

11. Of, etc. on tha Furh : 'From Wulfhere's Steep<br />

Slope to the Furrow.'<br />

12. Of, etc. on Winfles Beorg : ' From the Furrow to<br />

Winfel's Barrow.'<br />

The barrow has vanished ; but it was probably near<br />

where the <strong>by</strong>. crosses the Ridgeway ; and it is possible <strong>that</strong><br />

the -bury in the name Charlbury Hill (OM6) is a reminiscence<br />

of its existence.<br />

There now comes a long series of landmarks the general<br />

position of which may <strong>be</strong> conjectured with certainty, but<br />

the exact position of which cannot <strong>be</strong> determined.<br />

13. Of than Beorge on thonne Holan Stan : ' From the<br />

Barrow to the Hollow Stone.'<br />

14. Of, etc. on thone Haran Stan : ' From the Hollow<br />

Stone to the Hoar Stone.'<br />

15. Of, etc. on tha Holan Wannan : ' From the Hoar<br />

Stone to the Hollow (Spindle Tree ?).'<br />

16. On thone Rugan Hlinc : ' To the Rough Lynch.'<br />

17. Of, etc. on thone Durnen Crundel: ' From the Rough<br />

Lynch to the Hidden Quarry.'<br />

1 1 cannot say whether <strong>this</strong> is an unrecorded personal name, or a pre-Saxon name<br />

of the spring.

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