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

THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
general direction slightly E. of N. to a point on the N. by.
ι fur. E. by S. of the SE. corner of Heath Wood (OMi).
The final landmark of the survey shows that it really begins
at a point on the main road to Salisbury f m. E. of Burcombe
church. The dyke still exists at the N. end of this W. by.
of the grant, N. of the track called the Ox Drove (OM6)r
the track running E. and W. a long £ m. S. of Heath Wood
(OMi).
2. Thonne up to tham Thome : ' Then up to the Thorntree.'
This tree must have been where the boundaries of
Wilton and Burcombe now meet about a furlong ESE. of
the SE. corner of Heath Wood (OMi).
3. Thonne up to Grimes Die : ' Then up to Grim's
Dyke.'
This is the great dyke which runs all along the top of
the ridge between the valleys of the Wylye and the Nadder.
The Die of 1 meets it on the N. by. of the parish. 1
4. Andlang Die to otheren Thorne : ' Along the Dyke
to the other Thorntree.'
The by. can only have gone a few yards along the Grim's
Dyke. This second thorntree must have been where the E.
by. of Burcombe turns down SSE. from the dyke.
5. Thonne ta tham Graegan Stane : ' Then to the Grey
Stone.'
6. Thonne to tham Wudu Wege that hit sticat innan
Nodre : ' Then to the Way of the Wood till it reaches the
Nadder.'
This way is mentioned in the Ditchampton (Wilton)
charter, K.778.
From that charter it is clear that it ran up the by.between
Burcombe and Wilton as far as where the Ox Drove leaves
the by. See OM6. From this charter it appears that this
way ran from there right down the E. by. of Burcombe to
the Nadder. For the greater part of this distance it is
represented by a modern road.
The grey stone must have been on this E. by. N. of the"
Ox Drove. The by. meets the Nadder about 300 yds. W.
by N. of the church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas at Wilton.
7. Thonne andlang Noddre that hit stieath on Eatstanes
1 For the name Grim's Dyke, see p. 291