A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE 2 M. & B. In ONESTUNE [Unstone] and NORMANTUNE [ Temple Normanton] Lewine and Edwine had 7 bovates of land and 4 acres (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 12 oxen. There (is) now I plough in demesne ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 4 bordars who have 4 ploughs. There (is) a church and a priest and 2 mills (rendering) 4 shillings and 2^ acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage half a league in length and half (a league) in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 13 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. M. In WALETUNE [Walton] Hundulf had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. It is waste. Wood- (land) for pannage I league in length and I in breadth. In King Edward's time (it was worth) 20 shillings. HAMMENSTAN [Wirksworth *] WAPENTAKE M. & 3 B. In DERELEIE [Darley] King Edward had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. In FARLEIE [Farley] and COTES [Cotes in Darley] and BERLEIE [Burley] (there is) i caru- cate of land and 2 bovates 2 (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. There the king has i plough ; and 7 villeins who have 3 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church and 1 2 acres of meadow. Wood(Iand) for pannage 2 leagues in length and 2 in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 40 shillings and 2 sestiers (sextarii) of honey ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. M. In MESTESFORDE [Matlock Bridge 3 ] King Edward had 2 carucates of land exempt from geld (sine geldo). It is waste. There (are) 8 acres of meadow and i lead mine (plumbaria). Wood(land), for pannage in 1 So little information is given about the Domes- day Wapentakes that they can only be approxi- mately identified with their modern representa- tives. 2 ' et i bov.' interlined. 3 The identity of Mestesforde with Matlock Bridge is suggested by the following indications: (1) The 'ford' must, from the general posi- tion of the manor, be on the Derwent. (2) The hill which forms the western boun- dary of Matlock Dale between Matlock Bridge and Matlock Bath is said to have been called anciently Mestes or Mester. (3) The nature of the ground between Mat- lock Bridge and Cromford absolutely pro- hibits the existence of any ford across the river, nor do traces of any lateral road occur between these points, but the ancient bridge at Matlock Bridge gives access from the west to an important places (per hca 3 leagues in length and 2 in breadth. To this manor belong these bere- wicks : MESLACH [Matlock], SINITRETONE [Snitterton], WODNESLEIE [Wensley], BUNTE- SHALE 4 [Bonsall], IBEHOLON [Ible], TENESLEGE [Tansley], In these (there are) 7 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 7 ploughs. There 1 1 villeins and 12 bor- dars have 6 ploughs and 22 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage 2 leagues in length and i league in breadth. Underwood (si hi a minuta) of the same extent. fo. 272!) M. In WERCHESUORDE [Wirksworth] there are 3 carucates of land assessed to the geld. (There is) land for 4 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church and 16 villeins and 9 bor- dars who have 4 ploughs. There are 3 lead mines (plumbariis) and 26 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage 2 leagues in length and 2 leagues in breadth. Berewicks of this Manor In CRUNFORDE [Cromford], 2 carucates, and MIDDELTUNE [Middleton by Wirksworth], 2 carucates, and OPETUNE [Hopton],4 carucates, and WELLEDENE [Weldon 6 ], 2 carucates, and GHERSINTUNE [Carsington], 2 carucates, and CALDELAWE [Callow], 2 carucates, and HIRE- TUNE [Kirk Ireton], 4 carucates,* (there are) 1 8 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for as many ploughs. In these (vills) there are 36 villeins and 13 bordars who have 14^ ploughs. There (are) 14 acres of mea- dow. Wood(land) for pannage and under- wood (silva pastilis et minuta) 3 leagues in length and 2 in breadth. M. In ESSEBURNE [Ashbourne] there are 3 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. It is waste ; never- theless it renders 20 shillings. There (is) a priest and a church with i carucate of land (assessed) to the geld, and (the priest) has there 2 villeins and 2 bordars who have half a plough. He himself has I plough and i man who renders 16 pence, and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage I league in length and half a league in breadth. series of roads diverging at this point to Alfreton, Chesterfield and the north. (4) The berewicks of the manor of Mestesforde are distributed in a rough half-circle round Matlock Bridge. (See also on this point Derb. Arch. Soc. Journal, xxiii.).
- This name is interlined.
- Close to Hopton. Now depopulated.
6 All these figures are interlined above the place names to which they refer. 330
