THE HOLDERS OF LANDS M. In ESTUNE [Aston l ] Levenot (had) 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (are) now 3 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 4 bordars who have 2 ploughs and 24 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 60 shillings; now (it is worth) 40 (shillings). Alcher holds it. 2 M. In SAPERTUNE [Sapperton] Godric and LewinCilt had i carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 12 oxen. 2 There now 5 villeins have i plough. Wood- (land) for pannage 3 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shillings and (it is worth the same) now. Roger holds it. M. In SUDBERIE [Sudbury] Godric and Ulvric and Elmer had 2 carucates less half a bovate (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There now 14 villeins and 4 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church, and I mill (rendering) 6 shillings and 100 eels, and 22 acres of meadow and a little underwood. In King Edward's time it was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 2O (shillings). Alcher holds it. S. In the same place (there is) half a bovate of land and the sixth part of I bovate (as- sessed) to the geld. The soc belongs to (in) SCROFTUN [Scropton]. A certain old woman (vetula) held it. Now Alcher holds it. 3 M. In BROCTUNE [Church Broughton] Ulvric had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (is) now i plough in demesne; and 10 villeins and 2 bordars have 3 ploughs and 1 8 acres of meadow and 4 acres of pasture (pas- cua), 2 M. In SUMMERSALE [Potter Somersall] Ormer and Erniet had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (is) now i plough in de- mesne ; and 5 villeins and i bordar have 2 ploughs and 14 acres of meadow and 4 acres of pasture (pascua). Wood(land) for pannage by Geoffrey Alselin. A ' K ' in the margin (for ' Kalumniatur ') indicates that there is a claim against the tenant of this manor (cp. Risley, p. 353). 1 Near Sudbury. 2 i.e. for i^ plough (teams). 3 There is a mark against this entry indicating its proper position under ' Scrotun," see above, P. 338. half a league in length and half (a league) in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 60 shillings and (it is worth the same) now. Alcher holds it. M. In another SUMMERSALE [Somersall Herbert*] Elric had i carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for I plough. There 6 bordars have i plough and 24 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage i league in length and i in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) i mark of silver. Alric holds it. 8 M. In BARCTUNE [Barton Blount] Godric and another Godric, Edric, Levenot, Elfeg, Ledmer, Dunninc and Edward had 4 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 4 ploughs. There (are) now 3 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 1 9 villeins and 1 1 bordars who have 7 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church and 2 mills (rendering) 20 shillings and 64 acres of meadow. In King Edward's time it was worth 4 pounds and (it is worth the same) now. Ralf holds it. M. In ALCHEMENTUNE [Alkmonton] Ul- viet had i ^ carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (are) now 2 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 7 bordars who have 2 ploughs and 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage I league in length and half a league in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shil- lings. Ralf holds it. M. In BENELEIE [Hungry Bentley] Ulviet and Ulchel had i carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for i plough. It is waste. In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shillings ; now it is worth 1 1 shil- lings. Ralf holds it.
- In the thirteenth century the modern parish
of Somersall Herbert was divided into two por- tions, one, now called Church Somersall, held by the Fitzherberts, the other, now called Potter Somersall, held by the Montgomeries, to whom belonged the adjoining manor of Sudbury with its hamlet of Hill Somersall. Somersall church is sup- posed (Cox, Churches of Derbyshire, iii. 288) to have been originally a chapelry of Sudbury. When it be- came a rectory its patronage, like that of Sudbury, belonged to the Montgomeries. If a connection could be established between this family and the 'Alcher,' who held both Somersall and Sudbury under Henry de Ferrers, it would carry the above division of Somersall parish back to Domesday. 339
