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Identifier: wiltshirearchaeo1218godd (find matches)
Title: The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Goddard, Edward Hungerford, 1854- Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Proceedings
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: (Devizes, Eng. : The Society)
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ton, fol,73 b., and printed by Kemble in the Codex Diplom., No. 1035, we have theexpression Weala-wege. In tracing out the boundaries of that parish with afriend, well acquainted with the locality, we came to a point which traditionmarks out as an old British road. The spot is close by what is now torturedinto Wilke^s Hill, though a shepherd, speaking to us of the same place, calledit Walc-way Hill. It was, in truth, the old Welsh-way, the ordinary namefor the old British roads. 2 Since the above was in type, I have learnt that at this very point there is asmall triangular piece of ground, having on one side Stockton, on the twoothers Codford St. Mary and Sherrington, which is assessed for the poor ratestill to Codford St. Peter, though no other part of that parish comes withinsome 500 yards of it, and the tithe from it is paid to the Rector of Codford St.Mary. No account can be given now of this curious anomaly, but it is asingular confirmation of the accuracy of our ancient Charter.
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/ jBetcndaries ol1 TarisTtes are marjced tk^ J I MAP ILLUSTRATINa THE AKCIE^T CHARTER RELATlKa TO STOCKToKTHE K*MES OF PL/NCES GIVE/V I// THEIR OLDEST FORM, JVJODMK ^AMES ARE ENCLOSED WITH^ BUCKETS. 221 $n tlje (Knsttnjj jStnutttw of JacoxR Jp&eg. By C. H. Talbot, Esq. Read before the Society at Chippenham, September, 1869. pSPgojHE Augustine Nunnery of Lacock was founded in the year&7.1mI 1232, by Ela the widow of William Longespe, in her ownright Countess of Salisbury. She afterwards became the firstAbbess, and was buried there. It was surrendered to Henry VIII., in 1539. It was sold about 1544, to Sir William Sherrington, of a Norfolkfamily, who converted it into a Manor House. It seems that hisestates were forfeited in 1548, and re-purchased in the fourth yearof Edward VI.1 The precise date of his alterations is thereforeuncertain. Sir William left no issue, and the Abbey was inherited by hisbrother Sir Henry> in the hands of whose descendants it has sinceremained. It w

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