L727.1.00
- : Sawyer 727, MS 1, Boundary 1: London, British Library, Lansdowne 442
- : Romsey
- : Wiltshire
- : Steeple Ashton
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- This
- þesþis
- is
- beonis
- the
- seþe
- land-boundary
- landmearclandmarke
- to
- toto
- Ashton
- AshtonÆystone
- First
- ærestErest
- to
- onon
- (the) Semnit1
- Semnitsemnit
- ·
- from
- ofof
- (the) Semnit
- Semnitsemnit
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- to
- onon
- Keevil
- cyf | cyfel + leahkef-le
- tree-roots/wood bank
- wyrttrumawirtrun
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþan
- wood bank
- wyrttrumawirtrun
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- to
- onon
- mill
- mylnmile
- bourn (stream)2
- burnaborne
- ·
- and
- andand
- then
- þonneþanne
- to
- onon
- felling3
- *felletFielt
- meadow4
- hammham
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- from
- ofof
- the
- seþan
- meadow
- hammhamme
- along
- andlangandlang’
- circle's
- hwyrfelwereforers
- down/hill5
- dundone
- to
- onon
- heron
- crancran
- pool
- meremere
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- ofOf
- the
- seþan
- pool
- meremere
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- to
- onon
- metoldes6
- -metoldes
- spring
- wyllawille
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- and
- andand
- then
- þonneþanne
- to
- onon
- clear
- clæneclenan
- ?baulk
- sticcesticche
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- the
- seþan
- ?baulk
- sticcesticche
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- to
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- tussock's
- hassuchassukes
- marsh
- mormor
- ·
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- the
- seþan
- marsh
- mormore
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- to
- onon
- hollow
- hol2holen
- brook
- brocbroke
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- thence
- þanonþannen
- to
- onon
- leeches'
- læceleche
- pool
- meremere
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- then
- þonneþanne
- to
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- stone
- stanstan
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- stone
- stanstan
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- barley
- berebere
- bourn
- burnaburne
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- bourn
- burnaburne
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- (the) Biss7
- Bissbis
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- (the) Biss
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- ?sandy/chalky soil8
- *malmmealm
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- then
- þonneþan
- to
- onon
- alle9
- -alle
- bourn
- burnaburne
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- thence
- þanonþanen
- to
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- Frome dwellers'
- Frome + sæte1 + -ingasFrome-set-inga
- enclosure/hedge
- haga1ha<3>en
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- the
- seþan
- enclosure
- haga1ha<3>en
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- to
- onon
- wunt
- -wunt
- open land
- feldfeld
- ·
- and
- andand
- thence
- þanonþanen
- to
- onon
- Burgred's
- Burgredbur<3>redes
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- rod | *rodurode
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- seþare
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- to
- onon
- boundary
- mearcmarc
- brook
- brocbrok
- ·
- and
- andand
- thence
- þanonþanen
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- to
- onon
- lamb | loam10
- lamb | lamlamb
- brook
- brocbrok
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- and
- andand
- thence
- þanonþanen
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- to
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- hare's | hoar
- hara | harharan
- pool
- meremere
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- andand
- then
- þonneþanne
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- onon
- Leofgyth's
- Leofgyþleofede
- enclosure/hedge
- haga1ha<3>en
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- to
- onon
- (the) Biss
- Bissbys
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- (the) Biss
- Bissbis
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- Tibba's
- Tibbatibben
- ford
- fordforde
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- and
- andan
- then
- þonneþanne
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- to
- onon
- Hulpryng11
- -hulpryng
- marsh
- mormor
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- and
- andand
- then
- þonneþanne
- to
- onon
- apple-tree
- apuldorhapeldure
- hill
- hyllhille
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- the
- seþare
- hill
- hyllhulle
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- to
- onon
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- mearcmark
- brook
- brocbrok
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- back
- efteft
- to
- onon
- (the) Semnit
- Semnitsemnit
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- An earlier (probably pre-English) name for what is now Semington Brook Back to text
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- This and several other features are also mentioned in S765 (L765.0, bounds of Edington) Back to text
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- Alternatively referring to a plant - see 'felt-wyrt' (mullein) Back to text
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- Often specifically land lying within the bend of a stream Back to text
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- The name survives as Whorwellsdown Back to text
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- Possibly a personal name - Mathelwald? Back to text
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- The river Biss, a name probably of British origin Back to text
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- The meaning of this term is by no means certain Back to text
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- Possibly for 'alor' (alder), as in the Hamphire 'aleburna' (now the Enborne); alternatively, the personal name Ælla/e, but this is a 14th century copy, and suggestions must remain tentative Back to text
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- The first 'b' may be through the influence of the 'b' of 'broc' Back to text
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- This has the same first element as Hilperton in Melksham Hundred Back to text