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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
(yrfe) : ' Then down to the Escarpment above the Hedge
of the Enclosure.'
The escarpment is the N. slope of Rivar Hill (OMi).
The hamm must have been at the bottom of it.
21. On Bremeles Sceagan easte weardne : ' On the east
side of the Shaw (small wood) where the Brambles grow.'
This wood has vanished ; but it must have been on the
W. by. about W. of Manor Farm (OMi).
22. Thonne on tha BlacanGraefan : ' Then to the Black
Grove.'
On the W. by. somewhere W. of the village.
23. Thonne north be them Andheafdan : ' Then north by
the (Corner) Headland (of a ploughland).' 1
This headland was probably where the by. turns E. for
about 200 yds. W. of the N. end of the village.
24. To thaere Seortan Die : ' To the Short Dyke.'
This ran probably along the N. part of the W. by. to
the NW. corner of the parish.
25. Butan anan Aeere : ' Round a Strip of Ploughland.'
This landmark is, considering its nature, most unexpectedly
determinable. The aeeer was in Shalbourne
parish, in the little notch in the Ham by. at the NW. corner
of the parish.
26. Thonne to Fugel Mere to than Wege : ' Then to
Fowl Pond to the Track.'
The track must have run along the present line of the
road from Shalbourne to Ham. The pond must have been
where that road impinges on the Ham by. at the NW. angle
of the parish.
27. Ondlong Weges to Ottes For da : 'Along the Track
to Ott's Ford.'
The weg must have bent N. just N. of the village along
the line of the footpath running NNE. from the village.
Ottes ford must have been at that angle in the N. by. where
it impinges on a stream at a point about f m. N. of the
N. edge of the village.
28. Thonon to Wudumere : ' Then to the Pond of the
Wood.'
29. Thonne to thaere Ruwan Heegan : ' Then to the
Rough Hedge.'
1 For the meaning of Andheajdu see certain Terms in the Anglo-Saxon Charters/
English Essays and Studies, 1922, ' On under Heafod.