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A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE In Ravenestorp [Ravensthorpe] the Count holds half a hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. There is i villein with 2 bordars. It was, and is, worth 5 shillings. Edmar held both these lands freely. In Brantone [Brampton] the Count holds 4 hides less 5 acres. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there is I hide, and there are 2 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 5 bordars and 12 soclimen with 3^ ploughs among (them) all. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 28 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of underwood [rninutie si/va). It was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Ulmar held half a hide of this land in king Edward's time. All the rest lies and lay in (jacet et jacu'it in) Cretone [Creaton] and Eddone [East Haddon]. In the other Haiford [Upper Heyford] the Count holds the third part of i virgate, which is valued with the chief manor. In Cailx Hundret In Aldritone [Alderton] the Count holds 2 hides and half a virgate of land. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne are 2 hides and half a virgate, and there are 3 ploughs with I serf; and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length and as much in breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. Edmar and Edwin held (it) freely. In Elboldestou Hundret In Elmedene [Helmedon] the Count holds 4 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne are 2 hides ; and there are 5 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 2 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 1 2 pence. It was and is worth 6 pounds. Alwin and Godwin held (it) freely. In Gravesend Hundret In Celverdescote * the Count holds 4 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne are 2 hides of this land, and there is ' No traces of this place at present remain. (See Baker i. 238.) I am as completely baffled as was Baker by this ' Celverdescote.' Its position in the ' Northamptonshire Survey ' suggests that it must have been somewhere near Everdon Magna. It should be noted that to the south-west, and still more to the I serf; and 9 villeins and 3 bordars, with I priest, have 4^ ploughs. There are 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and li furlongs in breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. Turbern and Alii held (it) freely. In Clailea Hundret In CovESGRAVE [Cosgrave] (the Count) holds four fifths of half a hide. There is land for I plough, which is there with 3 villeins. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 shillings. Godwin held (it freely). In Stoche Hundret HuMFREY holds of the count of Mortain 3 virgates of land in Carlintone [Carlton]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 7 sochmen, with 6 bordars, have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 16 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and half a furlong in breadth. It was worth 10 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Leuric held (it) freely. The same (Humfrey) holds I hide and the third part of I hide, and i^ bovate in Dinglei [Dingley]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), and 5 villeins have another. There (are) 4 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of wood. It was worth 10 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Edwin held (it) freely. The same (Humfrey) holds 2 hides and 1 virgate of land, and two thirds of i virgate, in Arniworde [Arthingworth]. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, with I serf; and (there are) 9 vil- leins, with I bordar and 8 sochmen, with 3 ploughs. It was, and is, worth 20 shillings. Ulf and Fardein held (it). In PiPEWELLE [Pipewell] the same Humfrey holds the third part of I hide. There is land south-east of Everdon, there are still a number of places of which the names end in ' cote.' 'Aviescote,' 'Edwinscote,' and ' Derlescote ' are now represented by Ascote, Escote, and Dalscote, lying close together. ' Celverdes- cote,' therefore, may be represented by some ' cote ' which has changed its prefix. 322