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Nashway

Lesa: Picot from Roger d'Ivry.

Farm.
Newport Pagnell

Neuport: William FitzAnsculf. 2 mills.

Busy market town. The Great Ouse and River Lovat meet here.
Newton Longville

Neutone: Walter Giffard.

North Marston

Merstone: Robert from Bishop of Bayeux; Ranulf from Bishop of Coutances; Ranulf and Bernard from William FitzAnsculf; Seric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Miles Crispin.

Famous for its rector, John Shorne, who worked miracles in the 13th century.

Oakley

Achelei: Robert FitzWalter from Robert d'Oilly. Before 1066 Aelfgeth, a girl, held 2 hides and was assigned ˝ hide by Godric the Sheriff in exchange for teaching his daughter gold embroidery.

Olney

Olnei: Bishop of Coutances. 10 hides. Land for 10 ploughs; in lordship 3 hides; 3 ploughs there. 24 villagers, 5 smallholders, 5 slaves. Mill; meadow; woodland, 400 pigs. Total value Ł12; before 1066 Ł12. Burgred held this manor.

Oving

Olvonge: 2 men-at-arms from Bishop of Coutances.

Quiet; hilltop; 17th century inn.

Padbury

Pateberie: Mainou le Breton. Mill.

Norbury Camp, an ancient earthwork, is nearby.
Pitstone

Pincelestorne / Pincenestorne: Ralph, Bernard, Fulkhold and Thorgils from Count of Mortain; Ralph from Walter Giffard; Roger and Swarting from Miles Crispin.

Engulfed by cement works. Pitstone windmill is one of England's oldest post-mills.
Pollicott

Policote: 2 men-at-arms from Walter Giffard.

Now 2 hilltop hamlets, Upper and Lower Pollicott.
Preston Bisset

Prestone: Ansgot de Rots from Bishop of Bayeux. Mill.

Princes Risborough

Riseberge / a: King's land, formerly Earl Harold. 2 mills.

Market town; earthworks nearby.

Quainton

Chentone: Miles Crispin; Hascoit Musard.

Quarrendon

Querendone: Geoffrey de Mandeville, formerly Queen Edith.

Traces of Civil War earthworks near ruined parish church.

Radclive

Radeclive: Fulk from Roger d'Ivry. Mill.

16th century manor house.
Ravenstone

Ravenestone: Hugh from Walter Giffard. Mill.

All Saints' Church is on the site of an Augustinian priory.

Salden

Sceldene: Ralph from Count of Mortain; Leofwin of Nuneham, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.

Remote farm.
Saunderton

Santesdo(u)ne: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux; Osbert from Miles Crispin. 3 mills.

3rd century Roman villa site.
Shabbington

Sobintone: Miles Crispin. Mill, fishery (100 eels).

Manor farm.
Shalstone

Celdestane / stone: Bishop of Bayeux; Robert from Robert d'Oilly.

Stone-built cottages; 18th century manor house.

Shenley Brook End

Sen(e)lai: Richard the Artificer; Urse de Bercheres.

Shenley Church End

Senelai: Hugh from Earl Hugh. Medieval earthworks nearby.

Sherington

Serintone: Bishop of Coutances. Mill.

Large.
Shipton Lee

Sibdone: William Peverel; Henry de Ferrers; Alfsi with his wife, from the king.

Shortley

Sortelai:

Lost.
Simpson

Sevinestone / Siuuinestone: Bishop of Coutances, formerly Queen Edith; Leofwin Wavre, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king. Mill.

Singleborough

Sincleberia: Walter de Bec from Walter Giffard.

Slapton

Slapetone: Barking Church.

Soulbury

Soleberie: Payne from William FitzAnsculf; Roger from Miles Crispin; Hugh de Beauchamp; Jocelyn le Breton; Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife; Godwin the Beadle.

Southcote

Sudcote: Sweeting from William FitzConstantine.

Lost in Stone village.
Stantonbury

Stantone: Ralph from Miles Crispin. Mill (50 eels).

On the outskirts of Milton Keynes.
Steeple Claydon

Claindone: Alric Cook from the king.

Camp Barn is said to have housed Cromwell's soldiers during the Civil War.
Stewkley

Stiuelai: William from Bishop of Coutances; Nigel from Miles Crispin.

Stoke Goldington

Stoches: An Englishman from Bishop of Coutances; Drogo from William Peverel.

Stoke Hammond

Stoches: Mainou le Breton. Mill.

Large.
Stoke Mandeville

Stoches: Bishop of Lincoln. Mill.

Famous for its paraplegics hospital. Earthworks mark the site of the old manor house.
Stoke Poges

Stoches: Walter from William FitzAnsculf. Mill.

Thomas Gray's poem 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard' immortalized this village.
Stone

Stanes: Helto from Bishop of Bayeux; Gilbert from Robert de Tosny.

A Roman pottery kiln was excavated nearby.
Stowe

Stou: Robert d'Oilly and Roger d'Ivry from Bishop of Bayeux.

Stowe House, public school, with 18th century gardens landscaped by Capability Brown, James Gibbs and William Kent.
Swanbourne

Soeneberno / berie / berne / borne: King's land, formerly Earl Harold; Ralph and Aelmer from Count of Mortain; William from Walter Giffard; Payne from William FitzAnsculf; Geoffrey de Mandeville.

Taplow

Thapeslau: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux. Fishery (1,000 eels).

A Saxon burial mound yielded a rich hoard in 1883.
Tetchwick

Tochingeuuiche: Payne from William Peverel.

Thornborough

Torneberge: Berner from Mainou le Breton. Mill.

2 Roman burial mounds near 14th century Thornborough Bridge.

Thornton

Ternitone: Godfrey from Roger d'Ivry. Mill.

Stone-built.
Tickford

Ticheforde: William FitzAnsculf.

Tickford Abbey.
Tingewick

Tedinwiche: Ilbert de Lacy from Bishop of Bayeux.

Roman villa nearby.
Turville

Tilleberie: Roger from Nigel d'Aubigny.

Pretty; windmill.
Turweston

Turvestone: William de Feugeres.

Twyford

Tueverde / Tuiforde: Ralph de Feugeres.

Tyringham

Te(d)lingham: Ansketel from Bishop of Coutances; Acard from William FitzAnsculf.

18th century Tyringham House in parkland.
Tythorp

Duchitorp: Ilbert de Lacy and Wadard from Bishop of Bayeux.

17th century mansion near Kingsey village.

Upper Winchendon

Winchendone: The Canons of Oxford before and after 1066.

Adjoins Waddesdon Manor.
Upton

Opetone: King's land, formerly Earl Harold; Robert from William Peverel; Alric from Miles Crispin. Mill, fishery (1,000 eels).

Ancient; absorbed by Slough.

Waddesdon

Votesdone: Miles Crispin. Mill.

Ferdinand de Rothschild, owner of Waddesdon Manor, rebuilt the village in the 19th century.
Waldridge

Wa(l)druge: Helto from Bishop of Bayeux; Swarting from Geoffrey de Mandeville.

Waldridge Manor.
Wanden

Wandene:

Lost.
Water Eaton

Etone: Bishop of Coutances. Mill.

Water Stratford

Stradford: Thurstan from Robert d'Oilly. Mill.

Wavendon

Wau(u)endone: Ralph, Walter and Humphrey from Count of Mortain; Anselm from Hugh de Bolbec; Godwin the priest from Leofwin; Leofwin Cave from the king.

Wendover

Wendoure / ovre: King's land; 3 men from the king. 2 mills.

Market town. Oliver Cromwell stayed at the Red Lion in 1642.
Westbury

Westberie: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux.

Grey stone.
Westbury (by Shenley)

Westberie: Payne from Roger d'Ivry. 2 mills.

Westbury Farm.
Weston Turville

Westone: Bishop of Lisieux and Roger from Bishop of Bayeux. 4 mills.

The 18th century manor house is in the outer bailey of a Norman castle, near a moat and motte.
Weston Underwood

Westone: Bishop of Coutances; Ivo from Count of Mortain; Ansketel from Countess Judith.

Beautiful; golden stone cottages. 18th century poet William Cowper stayed here.
West Wycombe

Wicumbe: Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester. 19 hides. Land for 23 ploughs; in lordship 5 hides; 3 ploughs there. 27 villagers, 8 smallholders, 7 slaves. 3 mills; fishery, 1,000 eels; meadow; woodland. Value Ł15; TRE Ł12. This manor supplies the monks of the Church of Winchester.

Whaddon

Wadone: Walter Giffard.

Hilltop; 19th century Whaddon Hall.
Whaddon (in Slapton)

Wadone: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux; Hugh de Bolbec.

Whaddon Farm.

Whitchurch

Wicherce: Hugh de Bolbec from Walter Giffard.

Large; earthworks of Bolbec castle. The artist Rex Whistler lived at Bolbec House.
Wing

Witehunge: Count of Mortain.

Large; Anglo-Saxon church; Castle Hill; motte of a Norman castle.
Wingrave

Wit(h)ungraue: Alan from Count of Mortain; Nigel, Thurstan and Aelmer from Miles Crispin; Wibald from Gunfrid de Chocques.

Enlarged by Hannah Rothschild in the 19th century.
Winslow

Weneslai: St. Alban's Abbey.

Country town built around a market square.
Wolverton

Wluerintone: Mainou le Breton. 2 mills.

Railway town. The old village of Wolverton lies to the west.
Wooburn

Waborne: Walter from Bishop of Lincoln formerly Earl Harold. 8 mills, fishery (300 eels).

Worminghall

Wermelle: Bishop of Coutances, formerly Wulward's wife from Queen Edith.

Thatched cottages.
Wotton Underwood

Oltone: Walter Giffard.

18th century Wotton House, set in parkland.
Woughton

Ulchestone: Ralph from Count of Mortain; Martin.

Round a green; near Milton Keynes.
Wraysbury

Wirecesberie: Robert Gernon. 2 mills, hay for the cattle of the court, 4 fisheries.

Thames-side; flanked by flooded gravel pits.

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