• : Sawyer 1591a, MS 1, Boundary 1: London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. xxiv
  • : Evesham
  • : Worcestershire
  • : Evesham lands [3]
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These
þes[Ð]is
are
beonsyndon
the
seþa
land-boundaries
landgemærelandgemere
which
þeþe
into
in_tointo
Evesham
Eveshameouesham
belong
belimpanbelimpað
of the
seþara
estates
tuntuna
 
 ·
which
seþe
thus
þusþus
named
nemnangenamade
are
beonsyndon
 
 ·
Chadbury
ChadburyCeadƿweallanbyrig
 
 ·
Offenham
Offenhamuffenham
 
 ·
three
þrieþry
Littletons
Littletonlytlentunes
 
 ·
except
butanbutan
 
 ·
four and a half
fifte_healffiftanhealfre
hides
hidhide
 
 ·
of the
seþara
(religious) community's
hiwanhina
land
landlandes
 
 ·
and
and<7>
Poden
Podenpoddanho
 
 ·
and
and<7>
Bretforton
Bretfortonbradferdtuna
 
 ·
and
and<7>
Badsey
Badseybaddesig
 
 ·
and
and<7>
with
midmid
these
þesþyssum
boundaries
(ge)mæregemærum
they
hehi
are
beonsynd
encircled
utanymbgyrdanutanymbgyrde
First
ærestærest
from
ofof
(the) Avon
Avonauene
to
onon
moss/bog
mosmos
hemmed land1
hammham
 
 ·
to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
ditch2
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdic
into
innaninnan
the
seþone
grove
grafgraf
to
onon
the
seþe
path
stigstyge
 
 ·
up
upupp
along
andlangandlang
(the) path
stigstyge
to
onon
the
seþone
ridge
hrycghrycg
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ridge
hrycghrycgges
until
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
Ceadwealla's
Ceadweallaceadƿweallan
stronghold3
burhbyrig
 
 ·
from
ofof
Ceadwealla's
Ceadweallaceadƿweallan
stronghold
burhbyrig
always
aa
by
bebe
Ælfheah's
Ælfheahælfheges
boundary
(ge)mæregemære
 
 ·
until
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
the
seþone
way
wegƿweg
 
 ·
along
andlanganlang
(the) way
wegƿweges
 
 ·
to
onon
the
se<ŧ>
watercourse
sicsyc
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) watercourse
sicsyces
to
onon
the
seþa
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdic
to
onon
luddes
-luddes
brook
brocbroc
 
 ·
from
ofof
ludes
-ludes
brook
brocbroce
to
onon
the
seþa
salt
sealtsealt
street
strætstret
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) street
strætstret
to
onon
Sigeflæd's
Sigeflædsyfflæde
stone
stanstan
 
 ·
from
ofof
Sigeflæd's
Sigeflædsygfledde
stone
stanstan
northwards
norþrihtenorðriht
to
onon
the
se<ŧ>
watercourse
sicsyc
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) watercourse
sicsyces
to
onon
double
twi-tƿwy
ford4
fordfyrde
 
 ·
from
ofof
double
twi-tƿwy
ford
fordfyrde
up
upupp
along
andlangandlang
Avon
Avonafene
stream
streamstreames
until
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
picere's
-piceres
hemmed land
hammhamme
 
 ·
From
ofOf
picere's
-piceres
hemmed land
hammhamme
to
onon
fortification
burhburh
linches/banks
hlinchlincas
 
 ·
from
ofof
fortification
burhburh
linches
hlinchlincun
to
onon
turf
turfturf
shelters5
hleohleoƿwun
 
 ·
From
ofOf
turf
turfturf
shelters
hleohleoƿwun
to
onon
Bucge's
Bucgebuggan
street
strætstret
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) street
strætstret
to
onon
Ealhstan's6
Ealhstanealhstanes
burials
byrgelsbyrigels
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
burials
byrgelsbyrigeles
always
aa
by
bebe
the
seþam
heads
heafodheafdum
to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþere
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
to
onon
honey
hunighunig
bourn (stream)7
burnaburnan
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
honey
hunighunig
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
to
onon
the
seþa
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
to
onon
wun
-ƿwun
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
From
ofOf
wun
-ƿwun
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
to
onOn
lelles
-lelles
thorn
þornþorn
 
 ·
From
ofOf
lelles
-lelles
thorn
þornþorne
 
 ·
to
onon
(the) Trent8
Trenttrentan
 
 ·
From
ofOf
(the) Trent
Trenttrentan
to
onon
Tunwald's
Tunwaldtuneƿwoldes
stone
stan[s]tan
 
 ·
From
ofOf
Tunwald's
Tunwaldtuneƿwoldes
stone
stan[s]tane
in
onon
north
norþnorð
hemmed land
hammhamme
 
 ·
to
onon
broad
bradbrad
dwellers'9
sæte1setena
boundary
(ge)mæregemere
 
 ·
always
aa
by
bebe
the
seþam
boundary
(ge)mæregemere
to
onon
wycweo
-ƿwycƿweo
people's
-ingasinga
boundary10
(ge)mæregemere
 
 ·
thence
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
the
seþa
green
grenegrenan
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
to
onon
buran
-buran
brook
brocbroc
 
 ·
Along
andlangAndlang
(the) brook
brocbroces
to
onon
loud
hludlyde
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
thus
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
(the) Avon
Avonauene
 
 ·
Along
andlangAndlang
Avon
Avonauene
stream/current
streamstreames
until
þæt<ŧ>
back
efteft
to
onon
moss/bog
mosmos
hemmed land
hammham
where
þærþar
it
hithit
previously
ærær
began
onfononfeng
 
 ·

 

1
'hamm' often refers to land hemmed by a river bend or other natural feature; it can also simply mean 'water-meadow' Back to text
2
Note that OE 'dic' can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke' Back to text
3
The name survives as Chadbury Back to text
4
The feature which has given its name to Twyford Back to text
5
But cp. 'turf hlawan' (turf tumuli) in S222 (L222.0, bounds of Marlcliff in Cleeve Prior) Back to text
6
Cp. 'ælhstanes byriels' in S1599 (L1599.0, bounds of Evesham lands: 2); 'h' for 'li' is a not uncommon scribal misreading Back to text
7
The stream which gave its name to (Church) Honeybourne Back to text
8
A lost Worcestershire/Gloucestershire stream name Back to text
9
Presumably for 'the people of Broadway', or possibly (with scribal error) for 'the people of Badsey', this being the boundary between Badsey and Broadway Back to text
10
The Wickhamford boundary Back to text