A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE In EvENLE [Evenley] I hide and I, small Chokes 2 hides and 4 small virgates, that is virgate of the fee of the earl of Leicester.' the fifth part of 2 hides." In Preston [Purston] half a hide of the fee of the earl of Leicester.^ In Crouelton [Croughton] 4 small virgates of the fee of the earl of Leicester.' There also Seuar I hide and 2 small virgates of the fee of Leicester.* There also Brien Fitz Count i| hides and 2 small virgates of the fee of Wallingford (' Walinford ').^ In Neubottle [Newbottle] ' Regis ' de Reynes 6 hides and i small virgate of the fee of the earl of Leicester.* William de Lepyn' held (it). In MiDDELTON [Middleton Chenduit] William Me[s]chin I hide and a half and i small virgate of the fee of William de Curcy.'* In another Middelton [Middleton Chen- duit] Simon Chcndut 2 hides of the fee of Berkamstede.'^ In Thayniford [Thenford] Mainfenn de Walrentone I hide.'* There also Robert Basset i hide of the fee of Walingford.'* In Ayno [Aynho] William de Mandeville 3 hides." In FuRNiNGHO [Farningho] 4 hides of the I" Middelton [Middleton Chenduit] the fee of the earl of Leicester.* "^o^l^s of St. Eu'ald [Evroul] 2 hides.'^ In Cherlington [Charlton] Maynard i hide (and) a half and i small virgate. There also Simon Chendut I hide (and) a half of the fee of Berkamstede ^ and one small virgate. There also Odo [sic) 'dapifer' 8 small virgates of the fee of Colchester.'" In Gremesbir' [Grimsbury] Aunsel' de ' Held, as I hide, by the count of Mortain, in 1086.
- Held by William (de Cahagnes) of the
count of Mortain in 1086. ' Held by the count of Mortain, as ' four- fifths of half a hide,' in 1086.
- This would seem to be an error for ' the
fee of Essex,' as Domesday assigns to Geoffrey de Mandeville there I hide and |^ virgate, which were held of him by 'Osbern.' Sewar was probably Sewal de Oseville, who held 4 fees of the earl of Essex in 1 166. ^ This may include the | hide and -I- hide that Domesday assigns to Robert d'Ouilly in Purston. ® Held by Ivo of Hugh de Grentmaisnil in 1086. 'Regis' should be ' Rogerus.' William of Le Pin (de Pinu), who gave the advowson of the church there to Dun- stable Priory.
- Escheated lands of Earl Aubrey in 1086.
' Held of the count of Mortain by ' Ralf,' as i^ hides, in 1086. '" This entry is explained in the Introduc- tion, p. 363. It should be observed that this Survey accounts for exactly 4 hides (i hide = 10 'small virgates') at Charlton, the regular amount in Sutton Hundred. In Walton i hide with 2 virgates in Sutton which Suouild held.'* In Gildeby [ ] I hide and 7 small virgates of the fee of Mortal' [Mortain]. HUNDRED OF ALBODESTOWE In Chacombe [Chalcombe] 4 hides of the fee of the bishop of Lincoln." In Evenle[y] 2 hides and {sic) less 1 small virgate which Alouf de Merke held.^" " This exactly corresponds with the 'two hides and the fifth part of two hides ' assigned by Domesday to Gunfrei de Cioches here. '^ Held by the earl of Chester, in 1086, as ' four-fifths of two hides,' which is exactly equal to the above amount (i-pj hides). '^ Held of the count of Mortain by ' Ralf in 1086, as at Charlton above. '* Held by Maino of Wolverton (' Walren- tone ') in 1086. '* Held by Robert d'Ouilly in 1086. '® Held by Geoffrey de Mandeville in 1086. Held of Hugh de Grentmaisnil by 'Hugh' in 1086. '* Domesday assigns to the count of Mor- tain i^ hides in Walton (in King's Sutton) and to the bishop of Bayeux i^ virgates there. '^ As in Domesday. ^^ This entry is corrupt. Aloufs father Otbert had held of Walter the Fleming (of ' Wahill '), in 1086, 2 hides and also i^ hides and ^ hide there. 36S
