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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Anschitill * holds of the Abbot Withering- ham [Wittering].^ There are 9 hides. There is land for 16 ploughs. In king Edward's time 30 (ploughs) were there. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 5 serfs ; and (there are) 12 villeins and 7 bordars, and 20 sochmen with 12 ploughs among (them) all. There are 3 mills rendering {tie) 19 shillings. Wood(land) 2 leagues in length and I in breadth. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it is worth) 1 1 pounds. In BoRGLEA [Burleigh] Geoffrey holds 3 virgates of land of the Abbot. There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) and 3 serfs ; and 7 villeins with i bordar have I plough. There (are) 6 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of wood. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. In SuDTORP [Southorpe] Geoffrey ^ and 2 other knights hold 4^ hides of the Abbot. There is land for 6 ploughs. In king Edward's time there were 12. In demesne there are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 bordars and 18 sochmen with 7 ploughs. There are 2^ mills, rendering {df) 3 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and I in breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. In Glintone [Glinton] 3 of the Abbot's knights hold 10 hides and i virgate of land. They have there 6 ploughs in demesne, and (there are) 33 sochmen with 9^ ploughs. There are 2 mills rendering 1 1 shillings and 4 pence. It was worth 40 shillings ; now it is worth 10 pounds. In WiDERiNTONE [Werrington] 4 of the Abbot's knights hold 3 hides ; and they have there 4 ploughs, and 1 2 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. In Writorp [Worthorpe] Alwin holds of the Abbot 3 virgates of land which belong to Witeringham [Wittering]. There he has [habent) 3 sochmen with i^ ploughs, and 4 acres of meadow. It is worth eight shillings. ' de St. Medard.

  • Including Thornhaugh (with Sibcrton

and part of Walmesford and Elton), which are not mentioned in Domesday. ' This was Geoffrey, ' nephew of the abbot.' In CoDESTOCHE [Cotherstock] 2 knights hold of the Abbot 3 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 (ploughs) ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 4 bordars with 6^ ploughs. There are 24 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 6 furlongs in length and 4 fur- longs in breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. In LiDlNTONE [Lutton] William holds of the Abbot 2| hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) with 1 serf ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 2 bor- dars with 2 ploughs, and 6 sochmen with 2 ploughs, and (there are) 1 2 acres of meadow. The soc of this land pertains to Undel [Oun- dle]. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. In Warmintone [Warmington] 2 knights hold of the Abbot i hide, which belongs to [jacet ad) Walebroc [Willibrook *]. There is land for 2 ploughs. Those are there with 2 villeins and 3 sochmen. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. In PocHEBROc [Polebrook] Eustace * holds of the Abbot 4 hides, less i virgate. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), with I serf; and 5 villeins, and 2 bordars and 3 sochmen with 8 villeins have 4^ ploughs among (them) all. There are 5 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Of this land Geoffrey holds i virgate of land. In Mermeston [Armston] and Chinges- TORP [Kingsthorpe] * 5 knights hold of the Abbot 5 hides of soc(land). There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 5 (ploughs), and (there are) 9 villeins and 3 bor- dars and 6 sochmen with 3 ploughs among (them) all. There are 3 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. In Hinintone [Hemington] 3 knighf« hold of the Abbot 2^ hides, and the soc belongs to {est Soca de) Undel [Oundle]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 5 villeins with 2 ploughs. There are 10 acres of meadow.

  • Warmington is in Polebrook Hundred ;

but the hamlet of Warmington is locally situate in Willibrook Hundred (see p. 387 below). ^ Eustace, sheriff of Huntingdonshire (see Introduction). ^ In Polebrook Hundred. 315