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 HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO DOMESDAY MAP Compiled by F. W. RAGG, MA. With Notes by J. HORACE ROUND, MA. In this map those manors in which the King had an interest have a scarlet line under them ; a blue line (broken) is under those in which the principal ecclesiastical tenant, Ramsey Abbey, held land ; a green line denotes those of which part or all was held by Hugh de Beauchamp, the greatest lay tenant in the county. The name of a manor or of a Hundred is often given in more than one form by Domesday, but only one of these forms can be shown on the map. It has been found impracticable to give the boundaries of the Domesday Hundreds, but their names will be found on the map together with index letters showing to which Hundred each manor apper- tained (as shewn below). The modern river names have been added for the convenience of the reader. The map illustrates the influence of the rivers, which were probably larger then than now, on the grouping of the manors, and the text illustrates their course and extent by its entries of meadows and watermills, both of them then valuable possessions. LIST OF THE HUNDREDS. A Stodene, Stodden. B Wilga, Wilge. C (Half) Buchelai, Bochelai, Bocheleia. D Bereforde. E (Half) Weneslai. F Bicheleswade, Bichelesworde. G Wichestanestou, Wichenestanestou. H Radeburnesoca, Radborgestoche, Radberne- stoch, Radborgestou, Ratborgestoc, Ratborgestou. I Manesheve. K Flictham. L Clistone, Cliftone. M (Half) Stanburge, Stamburge. N Odecroft (pre Domesday). Bedford itself is a Half Hundred. •All m, through the nun-., io n of the heading, a vill o I"- plao d in i!i, wrong Hundred, the letter that Hundred is added in parentheses. REFERENCE TO COLOURING. Manors thus H'r.vtttn,- Manors .. SSTtVK. M..M.H-S I'M ■, I DO NORTHANTONI ///// VI.V // '■■■"'■'• /■:,/,„„..