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Gaunts Earthcott
Herdicote: Robert from Bishop of Coutances.

Gloucester
Glouuescestre: King's land; Gloucester Abbey both before and after 1066. 5 fisheries, mill.
Cathedral city, formerly Roman; 18th century and older houses. The 'New' Inn is a 15th century Pilgrims' Hostel. William I commissioned the Domesday survey here at his Christmas council in 1085.
Gossington
Gosintune: King's land.

Gotherington
Godrinton: Thurstan FitzRolf from Bishop of Worcester.
Expanding.
Great Barrington
Berni(n)tone: King's land; Walter FitzRoger from the king. 3 mills.
Barrington Park House is a mid-18th century mansion with a deer park.
Great Colesbourne
Colesborne / burne: Swein, Walter FitzRoger and Ansfrid de Cormeilles from Bishop of Worcester. 2 mills.
Remains of a mansion; great park with beautiful trees.
Great Rissington
Risedune: Robert de Tosny. Mill.
Tudor manor house, near a disused RAF airfield.
Great Washbourne
Waseburne: Tewkesbury Church from the king.

Guiting Power
Getinge: William Goizenboded. 2 mills, 5 salthouses (20 packloads of salt).

Hailes
Heile: William Leofric. Mill.
Remains of a great Cistercian abbey founded in 1246.
Hambrook
Hanbroc:
Lost.
Hampen
Hagenepene / Hagepine: Ansgar from Archbishop of York.

Hampnett
Hantone: Roger d'Ivry.

Hanham
Hanun: Hunbald from Arnulf de Hesdin.
Suburb of Bristol.
Hardwicke
Herdeuuic: Westminster Abbey.
The first 'Borstal', opened in 1852, was in the grounds of Hardwicke Court.
Harescombe
Hersecome: King's land.

Haresfield
Hersefel(d): King's land.
Bisected by a railway line; 3000 Roman coins were found here in 1837.
Harford
Hurford: Gilbert FitzTurold. Mill.
Lower Harford Farm.
Harnhill
Harehille: Roger from Ralph de Tosny.
16th century manor house.
Harry Stoke
Estoch: Theobald from Bishop of Coutances.

Hasfield
Hasfelde: Thurstan FitzRolf from Westminster Abbey.
Much altered medieval manor house, home of the Pauncefoot family until 1598.
Hatherop
Etherope / Hetrope: William from Roger de Lacy; Arnulf de Hesdin. Mill.
Manor house with park and model village (1860s).
Hawksbury
Havochesberie: Pershore Abbey. 3 mills.
Scattered; imposing monument to Lord Rupert Somerset, 1846.
Hawling
Hallinge: Sigar de Chocques, formerly Countess Goda.
Manor house.
Hayes
Hege:
Lost.
Hazleton (near Northleach)
Hasedene: Sigar de Chocques, formerly Countess Goda.

Hazleton (in Rodmarton)
Hasedene: Roger d'Ivry. ½ mill.
Hazleton Manor Farm.
Hempsted
Hechanestede: King's land. ½ fishery.
Gloucester. Newark House was built in 1501; behind it is the site of a Roman camp.
Henbury
Henberie: Bishop of Worcester.
Within Bristol city's boundary; Blaise Castle House, a Folk Museum; 18th century Blaise Castle.
Hentage
Humphrey from the king.
In Alderton village.
Hewelsfield
Hiwoldestone: William FitzBaderon; this land is by the king's order, in the Forest.
Between two stretches of the Forest of Dean.
Hidcote Bartrim
Hidi / Hedecote: 2 men-at-arms from Evesham Abbey.
Hidcote Manor's gardens were created by Lawrence Johnston in 1905.
Hidcote Boyce
Winchcombe Abbey.

Highnam
Hamme: Gloucester Abbey.
Cromwellian manor house.
Hilcot
Willecote: Ansketel from Bishop of Worcester.

Hill
Hilla: King's land; Roger holds the land of Bernard the priest.
Manor house. Sir Francis Fust built the Great Sewer at Hill Pill in 1750.
Hillsley
Hildeslei: Bernard from Thurstan FitzRolf. 3 mills.

Hinton (in Sharpness)
King's land.

Horfield
Horefelle: King's land.
Part of Bristol.
Horsley
Horselei: Troarn Church, formerly Countess Goda. Mill.

Horton
Horedone: Robert de Tosny. Mill.
Norman and Tudor manor house, The Court.
Hucclecote
Hochilicote: Archbishop of York. Mill.
Suburb of Gloucester, on a prehistoric and Roman site.
Hullasey
Hunlafesed: King's land.
Hullasey House in Tarlton.
Huntley
Huntelei: William FitzBaderon.
Manor house.
Hurst
Hirslege: Roger from the king.
Hurst Farm; Old Hurst Farm.

Icomb
Ic(c)umb: Walter from Durand the Sheriff.

Icomb Place
Ic(c)umb: Ralph from Roger de Lacy.
Medieval manor house in Icomb hamlet.
Idleberg
Ildeberga: Evesham Abbey.
Lost. The Four Shire Stone, marking the meeting-place of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire is all that remains.
Iron Acton
Actune: Humphrey the Chamberlain. 1½ mills.
Several old manor houses.
Itchington
Icetune: Constantine from Bishop of Worcester.

Kemble
Chemele: Malmesbury Abbey. 2 mills.

Kempley
Chenepelei: Roger de Lacy.
St. Mary's Church has unique 12th century frescoes.
Kempsford
Chenemeresforde: Arnulf de Hesdin. 4 mills.
The church tower is all that remains of a castle built by John of Gaunt for his wife Blanche in 1359.
Ketford
Chitiford: Ansfrid de Cormeilles.

Kilcot
Chilecot: Ansfrid de Cormeilles.

'Kings Barton'
Bertune: King's land. Mill. 20 cows, 20 pigs, 16s for bread, formerly 3000 loaves for dogs.
Part of Gloucester.
Kingscote
Chingescote: King's land.
Given as a dowry to William I's niece on her marriage to the King of Denmark's grandson.
King's Stanley
Stantone: Thurstan FitzRolf; Tovi. 2 mills.
Small town. Stanley Mills, c.1812, is the largest of the Stroud Valley cloth mills.
Kingsweston
Westone: King's land.
Part of Bristol.
Knowle
Canole: Osbern Giffard.
Part of Bristol.

Lasborough
Lesseberge: Hugh from Gilbert Bishop of Lisieux.
Manor house; ancient barn.
Lassington
Lesedune: Roger from Archbishop of York.
Part Saxon church; famous 600-year-old Lassington Oak.
Lechlade
Lecelade: Henry de Ferrers. 3 mills. A fishery.
Near 3 rivers; 2 mills on the Leach; several fine old Georgian houses.
Leckhampton
Lechametone / antone: William Leofric; Brictric from the king.
Adjacent to Cheltenham. Stone for Regency Cheltenham came from a pinnacle of rock called Devil's Chimney.
Lee
Lega:
Lost.
Leigh
Lalege: St. Denis's Church, Paris.

Leonard Stanley
Stanlege: Ralph de Berkeley.
Small town adjoining Kings Stanley; remains of a Saxon church; tithe barn; site of an old priory.
Little Barrington
Berni(n)tone: Ralph from William Goizenboded. Mill.

Little Colesbourne
Colesborne / burne: Ansketel from Bishop of Worcester.

Little Lydney
Ledenei: William FitzBaderon. Mill. ½ fishery in the Wye.
Remains of a 13th century castle.
Little Rissington
Risendone / dune: Robert d'Oilly. 2 mills.

Little Sodbury
Sopeberie: Hugh from Gilbert, Bishop of Lisieux.
15th century manor house.
Little Taynton
Tatinton: William FitzNorman.
Possibly Taynton Pound Farm.
Littleton
Litentune:
Lost.
Littleton-on-Severn
Liteltone: Malmesbury Abbey. Church.

Little Washbourne
Waseburne: Urso of Worcester.

Longborough
Langeberge: Count of Mortain; Humphrey the Chamberlain.

Longhope
Hope: William FitzBaderon. Mill.

Long Newnton
Newentone: Malmesbury Abbey and Osbern, William and a man-at-arms from the abbey. 2 mills.
Scattered.
Lower Hampen
Hegenepene:
Lost.
Lower Lemington
Lemingtune / Limentone: Tewkesbury Church from the king.
On a Saxon site.
Lower Slaughter
Sclostre: King's land. 2 mills.
19th century corn mill; manor (1640) with a dovecote.
Lower Swell
Su(u)elle: William d'Eu; Drogo from Ralph de Tosny. Mill.
Roman and Saxon remains; odd-looking 1810 Spa House by a mineral spring; Hyde Mill on the River Dikler.
Lower Turkdean
Turchedene / Turghedene: Geoffrey from William Leofric.
Separated from Upper Turkdean by a bank.
Lydney
Lindenee: King's land. Mill.
Small industrial town on a Saxon site. Roman remains were found in Lydney Park.

Madgett
Modiete: King's land with Roger de Lacy and Malmesbury Abbey each holding a fishery; William d'Eu from the king. 4 fisheries (claimed by William d'Eu) in the Wye.
Madgett's Farm.
Mangotsfield
Manegodesfelle: Bristol Church from the king.
Suburb of Bristol. W.G. Grace was born in Downend House, 1848.
Marshfield
Meresfelde: King's land, formerly Queen Edith.
Small town of Georgian and earlier houses; Nicholas Crispe's almshouses date from 1625. The Three Shire Stone is near a fine mansion called The Rocks.
Maugersbury
Malgeresberiae: Evesham Abbey. Mill.
Manor.
Meysey Hampton
Hantone: Thorold, Wigot's nephew from Earl Roger.
Old farms, cottages; 16th century rectory.
Mickleton
Mucletude: Eynsham Abbey.
Large; part Saxon church; Queen Anne manor house.
Minchinhampton
Hanton: Holy Trinity Church, Caen, formerly Countess Goda. 8 mills.
Small 'wool' town. Gatcombe Park and Lammas Park houses. It has a 17th century market house.
Miserden
Grenhamstede: Hascoit Musard.
Late Saxon church. Miserden Park is Elizabethan, enlarged by Sir Edward Lutyens.
Mitcheldean
Dene: William FitzNorman.
Small town; much new housing; old timbered houses.
Mitton
Bishop of Worcester.
Suburb of Tewkesbury.
Moorcroft
Morcote: William FitzNorman.
Moorcroft House.
Moreton-in-Marsh
Mortune: Alfrith from Westminster Abbey before and after 1066.
Small town with the Roman Fosse Way forming its main street; medieval Curfew Tower; 17th century Creswyke House.
Moreton Valence
Mortune: Durand the Sheriff.
On a busy road.
Morton
Mortune:
Lost.
Morwents End
Mereuuent: Gloucester Abbey before and after 1066.
Possibly part of the small village of Murrells End.
Murrells End
Nigel the Doctor from the king.

Nass
Nest: King's land, formerly Earl Harold. Fishery.
Naas Court and Naas House in Lydney.
Natton
Etone / Natone: King's land; Tewkesbury Church.

Naunton
Niwetone: Robert d'Oilly, Cwenhild the nun from the king. Mill.
Just one long street; 15th century dovecote with 1,000 openings.
Naunton (in Toddington)
Niwetone: 2 men-at-arms from Winchcombe Abbey.
Naunton Farm in Toddington.
Newent
Noent: Cormeilles Abbey; Durand from the Abbot; William FitzBaderon (by force); King's land held by the Abbot and William and Osbern FitzRichard. Mill.
Small town; much new housing; Bronze Age and Roman finds; gabled Tudor market house.
Newington Bagpath
Neueton: Roger from the king.
The last 2 men hanged for highway robbery are buried here.
Newnham
Neuneham: William FitzBaderon.
Little town on the River Severn; mostly Georgian houses, some with old rope walks down to the river.
Norcote
Nor(t)cote: Reinbald the Priest; Humphrey the Chamberlain.

North Cerney
Cernei: St. Oswald's of Gloucester from Archbishop of York before and after 1066; Gilbert FitzThorold. 2 mills.
North Cerney House, c.1780.
Northleach
Lecce: Archbishop of York. 2 mills.
Large; formerly an important wool town; 17th century manor house; 16th century almshouses.
Notgrove
Nategraue: Azelin from Bishop of Worcester.
Excavated Long Barrow nearby.
Nympsfield
Nimdesfelle: King's land.
Long Barrow known as Hetty Pegler's Tump.

Oakley
Achelie: Gerard from Roger de Lacy; Oswulf from Gilbert FitzTurold; Thurstan FitzRolf.
Oakley Wood.
Oddington
Otintune: Archbishop of York.
Oddington House.
Oldbury
Aldeberie:
Lost.
Oldbury on the Hill
Aldeberie: Arnulf de Hesdin.
Church, used once a year.
Oldland
Aldelande: Osbern Giffard.
Town with much new housing.
Old Sodbury
Sopeberie: King's land. Park, 2 mills.
Ancient 12 acre British and Roman camp.
Olveston
Alvestone: Bath Church.

Oridge Street
Tereige: William FitzBaderon from Westminster Abbey.

Oxenhall
Horsenehal: Roger de Lacy.

Oxenton
Oxendone: King's land.

Ozleworth
Osleuuorde: King's land.
Church with a unique 6-sided tower; Mansion House built on the site of an old mill; farms; 16th century Newark park.

Painswick
Wiche: Roger de Lacy and Cirencester Church. 4 mills.
Small 'wool' town with many fine 17th century and Georgian houses; mill; a hill called Paradise; Adam and Eve Inn.
Pamington
Pamintonie: King's land.

Pauntley
Pantelie: Ansfrid de Cormeilles.
Said to be the birthplace of Dick Whittington.
Pegglesworth
Peclesurde: Robert from Bishop of Worcester.
On the Cotswold Way.
Pinbury
Penneberie: Holy Trinity Church, Caen. Mill.
Pinbury Park.
Pinnock
Pignocsire: Alfwold from the king. Mill.
Pinnock Farm.
Poole Keynes
Pole: Azelin from Edward of Salisbury. Mill.

Postlip
Poteslepe: Ansfrid de Cormeilles. 2 mills.
Restored medieval manor; mill on the River Isbourne.
Poulton (in Awre)
Pontune: King's land.
Poulton Court.
Poulton (near Cirencester)
Pontune: Earl Roger.
Remains of 14th century Poulton Priory. A house called Ready Token was once the haunt of highwaymen.
Prestbury
Presteberie: Bishop of Hereford.
Joined to Cheltenham by new housing; near Cheltenham racecourse.
Preston (near Cirencester)
Prestetune / itune: Reinbald the Priest; Humphrey the Chamberlain.

Preston (in Dymock) Prestetune: Gloucester Abbey.

17th century manor house.

Pucklechurch
Pulcrecerce: Glastonbury Abbey. 2 mills. 6 men pay 90 lumps of iron.
Much new development; 17th century houses.

Purton
Peritone / tune: Earl William.
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and bisected by the River Severn.