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Hampshire - Isle of Wight

Adgestone
Abedestone: William FitzAzor; Edric from the king.
Near a Roman villa site.
Afton
Affetune: King's land.

Appleford
Apledeforde / Apleford: Robert from William FitzStur; Edwin and Bolla from the king.
Now 2 hamlets, Upper and North Appleford.
Arreton
Adrintone: King's land; Abbey of Lyre. Church.
17th century manor house; museum.
Atherfield
Avrefel / Egrafel: King's land; William FitzStur.
Now 2 hamlets, Little Atherfield and Atherfield Green.

Bagwich
Abaginge: Alfsi from the king.
Farm.
Barnsley
Benverdeslei / Benveslei: King's land; Roger from William FitzAzor.
Farm.
Bathingbourne
Bedingeborne: King's land.

Binstead
Benestede: William
[son of Stur]
holds BINSTEAD. Tovi held it from King Edward in freehold, as a manor. Then it paid tax for 5 virgates; now for 2 virgates. Land for 2 ploughs. They are there, with 2 villagers. The value is and was 10s.
District in Ryde near Quarry Abbey, the ruins of a 12th century Cistercian monastery.
Blackpan
Bochepone: William FitzAzor.

Borthwood
Bodourde: William FitzAzor.
Farm.
Bowcombe
Bouecome: King's land and William FitzStur, Jocelyn and William from the king, with the monks of Lyre holding a church. 2 mills, salthouse.

Brading
Berardinz: William FitzAzor.
Remains of a Roman villa. It was an important Norman trading centre.
Branstone
Brandestone: William FitzAzor.

Briddlesford
Breilesforde: Nigel from William FitzAzor.
Farm; manor house; near the Steam Railway Centre.
Brook
Broc: King's land. Mill.
Manor house; nature trail.

Calbourne
Cauborne: Robert, Herpolf, Alfsi and Mauger from Bishop of Winchester; William FitzStur. 3 mills, church.
Calbourne Water Mill.
Chale
Cela: William FitzStur; Wulfsi from the king.

Cheverton
Chevredone: William FitzStur; Humphrey from William FitzStur, formerly Reginald the Baker from Earl William (whose oven was here).

Chillerton
Celertune: Geoffrey from William FitzAzor; Geoffrey from Jocelyn FitzAzor.

Chilton
Celatune: William the Forester from William FitzAzor; Jocelyn FitzAzor.
Chilton Farm.
Compton
Cantune: King's land.
Compton Farm.
Coombe
Seutecombe: William FitzAzor.
Coombe Farm.

Dungewood
Dunniorde: King's land.
Farm.
Durton
Drodintone: Swarting from the king.
Farm.

East Standen
Standone: Humphrey from William FitzStur.
Farm.

Freshwater
Frescewatre: King's land and the Abbey of Lyre and William FitzAzor from the king with Roger holding from William FitzAzor.
Tennyson lived near here.

Gatcombe
Gatecombe: William
[son of Stur]
also holds GATCOMBE. Three brothers held it from King Edward jointly. Then it answered for 2 hides; now for 1 hide. Each had a hall. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 3 ploughs; 6 villagers and 15 smallholders with 5 ploughs. 6 slaves; a mill at 40d; meadow, 26 acres; woodland for fencing. Value before 1066 and now �6; when acquired 100s.
Gatecombe House; mill.
Gotten
Gadetune: William FitzStur.
Manor farm.
Great Pan
Lepene: Herbrand from the king.
Great Pan farm, overlooking Pan, a district of Newport.

Hale
Atehalle: William FitzStur.
Hale Common.
Hamstead
Hamestede: Jocelyn FitzAzor; Nigel from William FitzAzor.

Hardley
Hardelei:
Lost.
Heasley
Haselie: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.
Manor farm.
Huffingford
Huncheford: Godric from the king. Mill.
Lost; previously the name of a mill in Blackwater.

Kern
Lacherne: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.
Farm.
Kingston
Chingestune: King's land.

Knighton
Chenistone: King's land; Tovi from the king.
Farm.

Lessland
Lisceland / Litesland: King's land; William FitzAzor.
Farm.
Little Whitefield
Alia Witesfel: William FitzStur. 3 mills.
Farm.
Luccombe
Lovecumbe: King's land.
Luccombe Bay, Luccombe Chine where smugglers stored their goods.
Luton
Levintun: King's land; Alnoth from the king.
Farm.

Merstone
Merestone / Messetone: Humphrey from William FitzStur.
Manor house.
Moor
Lamore: Ansketel from William FitzAzor.
Farm on Stenbury Trail.
Mottistone
Modrestan: William FitzAzor.
Attractive; Tudor manor. The Long Stone, part of a barrow dating from 2000-3000BC is nearby.

Nettlestone
Hotelstone(e): King's land; Alric, his nephew and Humphrey from the king.

Ningwood
Lenimcode: Gerin from the king.

Niton
Neeton: King's land.
Smuggling centre in the 19th century.
Nunwell
Nonoelle: King's land.
Parkland; Nunwell Farm and Trail. A skeleton of one of the Beaker people was found here.

Pan
Lepene: Herbrand from the king.
Part of Newport.
Preston
Prestetone: William FitzStur. Fishery.
Part of St. Helens.
Puckpool
Chochepon: King's land.
Puckpool Point.

Roud
Rode: Jocelyn FitzAzor.

Rowborough
Rodeberge: William FitzAzor.
Farm.

Sandford
Sandford: King's land. 2 mills.
French Mill on the River Yar.
Sandown
Sande: King's land.
Popular holiday resort with Sandown Bay.
Shalcombe
Eseldecome: St. Nicholas Church.
Pottery.
Shalfleet
Seldeflet: Jocelyn FitzAzor. Mill, church.
Part-Norman church; mill nearby.
Shanklin
Sencliz: William FitzAzor; Jocelyn FitzAzor.
Modern town adjoining Sandown.
Shate
Soete: Wulfnoth and Browning from the king. Mill.
Lost; possibly Shate Farm in Brightstone.
Sheat
Essuete: Alric from the king.
Sheat Manor in Gatcombe.
Shide
Sida / Side: King's land; William FitzAzor; Jocelyn FitzAzor. 7 mills.
Part of Newport; Roman villa with an elaborate heating system. An earthquake observatory was established here in 1895.
Shorwell
Sorewelle: King's land; Jocelyn FitzAzor. Mill.

Sofleet
Soflet / Shoflet: King's land.
Part of Whippingham.
Stenbury
Staneberie: King's land.
Stenbury Manor Farm.

Thorley
Torlei: Alfsi son of Brictsi from the king.
On Thorley Brook.

Walpan
Valpenne: King's land.

Watchingwell
Watingewelle: St. Mary's, Wilton. Salthouse.
Now 2 hamlets, Upper and Lower Watchingwell.
Week
Wica: King's land. 2 mills.
Week Farm at the foot of Week Down and its earthworks.
Wellow
Welige: King's land.

West Standen
Standone: William FitzAzor.
Standen House.
Whippingham
Wipingeham: King's land; William FitzStur; Wulfward from the king.
Osborne House and park, one of Queen Victoria's homes; Prince Albert designed the church.
Whitcombe
Witecome: William FitzStur.
Manor house.
Whitefield
Witesfel: William FitzStur. Salthouse.
Farm.
Wilmingham
Wilmingeham: King's land.

Wolverton
Ulwartone: William FitzStur; Thorold from Jocelyn FitzStur.
Wolverton Manor in Shorwell.
Woolverton
Ulvredestune: King's land.
Lost area around Longlands Farm which lies between earthworks and Bembridge Fort.
Wootton
Odetone: King's land.
On Wootton Creek; mill pond.
Wroxall
Warochesselle: King's land, formerly Countess Gytha from Earl Godwin. 2 mills.
Manor farm.

Yafford
Heceford: Aelfric and Wihtlac from the king.

Yarmouth
Ermud: Aelfric and Wihtlac from the king.
Remains of a castle built by Henry VIII; Georgian town hall.
Yaverland
Everlant / Evreland: King's land; William FitzAzor. Mill.