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Earnshill
Erneshel / Erneshele / helt: Wulfward from Roger de Courseulles; Gerard, the king's servant.
Earnshill House.
East Bower
Bur / Burh: Rademar from Walter de Douai; Alfred d'Epaignes. 16 cattle, 23 pigs.
On the outskirts of Bridgwater.
East Brent
Brentemerse: Glastonbury Church.
Below Brent Knoll, an Iron Age hill-fort occupied by the Romans.
East Cranmore
Crenemelle / Crenemella: Harding, the pre-Conquest holder, from Glastonbury Church. Mill.
Saxon cross over the church's vestry door.
East Harptree
Harpetreu / threu: Azelin from Bishop of Coutances. Mill.
Earthworks of a 12th century castle; late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age Priddy Circles nearby.
East Lydeard
Lidiard: William de Mohun.

East Lydford
Lideford / forda: Roger de Courseulles from Glastonbury Church. Mill. 160 sheep.

East Quantoxhead
Cantocheheve / tocheve / heva: Ralph de Reuilly from Ralph Pagnell. Mill.
16th century farm near Quantock's Head Point.
Easthams
Estham / Esteha / ham: Thurstan from Count of Mortain, formerly Godwin, the king's reeve.
Farm.
Easton in Gordano
Estone / tona: Roger FitzRalph from Bishop of Coutances. Mill. 12 cattle, 200 sheep.
Adjoining Pill on the River Avon.
Eastrip
Estrope / ropa / Storpe: Ripe from Thurstan; Guard from the king.
Eastrip field near Bruton.
Eckweek
Ecewiche / Eccewica: Alfred from Count of Mortain; Walter de Douai.
Eckweek House.
Edington
Edwinetone / tona: Roger de Courseulles from Glastonbury Church.
Holy well, said to be the site of Aethandune, King Alfred's victory over the Danes.
Edingworth
Lodenwrde / Lodenawirda: Walter de Douai from Glastonbury Church. 15 cattle.
Manor Farm.
Edstock
Ichetoche / tocha:
Lost.
Elborough
Eleberie / Elleberia / Lilebere / Illebera: Azelin from Count of Mowbray. 200 sheep.

Eleigh
Illege / lega: William de Daumeray from Roger de Courseulles.
Eleighwater House.
Elm
Telwe: Osbern Giffard. 2 mills. 250 sheep.
Now Great Elm.
Elworthy
Elwrda: Dodman from William de Mohun. Mill.

Emble
Imele / mela: Alric from Roger de Courseulles.
Embelle Farm.
Emborough
Amelberge / berga / beria: Robert from Bishop of Coutances. 25 pigs, 158 wethers.
Emborough Ponds; Emborough Grove.
Englishcombe
Engliscome / Ingleliscuma: Nigel de Gournai from Bishop of Coutances. 2 mills. 137 sheep.
Near the Saxon Wansdyke; traces of Gournay Castle; tithe barn of Bath Abbey.
Enmore
Animere / mera: Geoffrey from Roger de Courseulles.
Church; park; remains of Enmore Castle; an 18th century Gothic building.
Evercreech
Evrecriz / Evercriz: Bishop of Wells, the pre-Conquest holder, and Erneis, Maghere and Hildebert from him. 200 sheep.
Attractive; old cottages; almshouses; Iron Age hill-fort on nearby Small Down.
Eversy
Eveshe:
Lost.
Exford
Aisseford / forde / forda: Roger de Courseulles and Ednoth and William from him; William de Mohun.
Kennels of the Devon and Somerset stag-hounds.
Exton
Essetune / tuna / Essatuna: Drogo from Bishop of Coutances.
On Exmoor.

Fairoak
Ecferdintone / Hecferdintona:
Lost.
Farleigh Hungerford
Ferlege / lega: Aelmer from Roger de Courseulles.
Ruins of Farleigh Castle, built by Sir Thomas Hungerford, Speaker of the House of Commons, in 14th century; Farleigh House nearby.
Farmborough
Ferenberge / berga / beria: William from Bishop of Coutances. 215 sheep.
Farmborough Common.
Farrington Gurney
Ferentone / tona: Azelin from Bishop of Coutances.

Fiddington
Fitintone / tona: Hugh from Roger Arundel. 2 mills. 12 cattle.

Fivehead
Fifhide / Fihida: Bertram from Roger de Courseulles.
John Wesley preached one of his first sermons at nearby Cathanger Farm.
Foddington
Fedintone / Fodintona / Fodindone: Hugh de Vautortes from Count of Mortain; Hugh de Vautortes and Azelin from Humphrey the Chamberlain.

Ford
Aeford / Eford / Laford / Iafort: Alfred from Count of Mortain.
On the River Tone.
Foxcote
Fuscote / cota: William de Monceaux from Bishop of Coutances. Mill. 20 cattle, 177 sheep.
On Wellow Brook.
Freshford
Firford / forda: Roger Whiting from Bishop of Coutances, formerly Tovi, Sheriff of Somerset.
On the Avon Canal.
Frome
Frome / Froma: King's land, formerly King Edward; Reinbald of St. John's Church. 4 mills, market. 228 sheep.
Market town, formerly a cloth centre, with narrow, old streets and 18th century almshouses.

Gilcott
Gildenecote:
Lost.
Glastonbury
Glastingberie / Glaestingeberia: Glastonbury Church. Vineyard. 5 cobs, 58 cattle, 20 pigs, 50 goats.
Town, famous for the Glastonbury legends and the site of country's earliest Christian shrine, also Avalon in Arthurian legend; abbey ruins. Glastonbury Tor has a 13th century tower, and was first occupied in the Dark Ages; mounds in the valley were a pre-Roman lake village.
Goathurst
Gahers: Walter and Ansger Fower from Alfred of Spain.
Tudor Halswell Park.
Gothelney
Godelege / lega: Geoffrey from Roger de Courseulles. Share of a mill.
Now Gothelney Green; Gothelney Hall.
Greenham
Grindeham: Bretel from Count of Mortain. Mill.
On the River Tone, 14th century manor house.
Greinton
Graintone / tona: Gerard Ditcher from Glastonbury Church.

Hadworthy
Hateware / wara:
Lost.
Hallatrow
Helgetrau / Helegetriueia: Roger from Bishop of Coutances.

Halse
Halsa / Halse: Roger Arundel. Mill.
Attractive; on Halse Water.
Halsway
Halsweie / weia: Alric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Roger de Courseulles.
Halsway Manor.
Halswell
Hasewelle / willa: Guy from Roger Arundel.
17th century Halswell Park, with a small temple.
Ham
Hame: Glastonbury Church and Robert d'Auberville, Serlo de Burcy and Gerard Ditcher from the abbot. 150 sheep.
Village of High Ham overlooking Sedgemoor.
Hamp
Hame / Hamet: Athelney Church.
Hamp House in Bridgwater.
Hardington (near Frome)
Hardintone / Hardingtona / Hardintona: Ralph Rufus from Bishop of Coutances.

Hardington Mandeville
Hardintone / tona: King's land, formerly Gunhilda, Earl Godwin's daughter.

Hartrow
Haretreu: Roger from William de Mohun. Mill.
Hartrow House.
Haselbury Plucknett
Halberge / berga: Brictmer the Englishman, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king. Mill.
Manor farm; St. Wulfric's cell under the church.
Hatch Beauchamp
Hache / Hachia / Bachia: Robert the Constable from Count of Mortain. 58 goats.
Church in the grounds of Hatch Court.
Havyat
Atigete / Attigetta: Brungar the Englishman from Bishop of Coutances.
Farm.
Hawkwell
Hauechewelle / Hauekewell: Ulf, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king.
Now Hawkwell Cross; farm.
Hay Street
Haia:
Lost.
Heathfield
Hafella / Herfeld / felt: Ralph from William de Mohun. Mill.
Heathfield Lodge.
Hele (in Bradford)
Hele / Hela / Bela: Alfred from Count of Mortain. Mill.
Manor house.
Hemington
Hamintone / Hamitone / Hamintona / Hammingtona: Baldwin of Exeter, Sheriff of Devon. 245 sheep.

Henstridge
Hengesterich / Hesterige: King's land, formerly Earl Harold; St. Severus Church from Hugh d'Avranches. 438 wethers.

High Littleton
Liteltone / tona: Ralph Rufus from Bishop of Coutances. Mill.

Hill
Hille / Hilla: Roger de Courseulles.
Farm.
Hillfarrance
Hilla / Hille / Billa: Walter from Alfred d'Epaignes. Mill.
On Hillfarrance Brook; cottages round a green.
Hinton Blewett
Hantone / tona: Ralph Blewitt from William d'Eu. Mill. 150 sheep.

Hinton Charterhouse
Hantone / tona: Edward of Salisbury. 2 mills. 200 sheep.
Ruins of Hinton Priory, founded by the Countess of Salisbury in 1232.
Hinton St. George
Hantone / tona: William d'Eu. 2 mills. 200 sheep.
Attractive; Hinton House.
Hiscombe
Hasecumbe / Hasce / Hassecomba / Hetsecome / coma:
Lost.
Holcombe
Holearbe:
Lost.
Holford (near Lydeard St. Lawrence)
Holeford / fort: William and Alric from Roger de Courseulles.
Now 2 hamlets, Treble and Rich's Holford.
Holford St. Mary
Holeford / Hulofort: Hugh from William de Mohun. Mill. 64 goats.
Now Holford.
Holne
Holme:
Lost.
Holnicote
Hunecote / cota / Hunnecota: 2 nuns, as a royal grant; William from Roger de Courseulles.

Holton
Altone / Haltona: Aelfric from Humphrey the Chamberlain.
13th century church.
Honibere
Herdeneberie / Herderneberia: Ansketel.
Farm.
Hornblotton
Horblawetone / tona: Serlo de Burcy from Glastonbury Church. Assessed with Alhampton etc.
Near the Roman Fosse Way; cottages round a green.
Horsey
Hursi: Rademar from Walter de Douai. 20 pigs.
Manor farm nearby.
Horsey Pignes
Pignes / Peghenes:
Lost.
Horsington
Horstenetone / Horsstenetona: William FitzGuy. Mill.

Houndstone
Hundestone / tona: Ansger from Count of Mortain.
Near Yeovil Aerodrome.
Huish (in Burnham on Sea)
Hiwis:
Lost.
Huish (in Nettlecombe)
Hewis: Bertram from Roger de Courseulles; Ralph de Rouilly from Ralph Pagnell. Mill.
Now Huish Barton; on Exmoor.
Huish Champflower
Hiwis / Hiwys: Roger Arundel. Mill.
Attractive.
Huntspill
Honspil: Walter de Douai. 14 mares, 6 wild mares.
On Huntspill River, recently re-channelled to prevent flooding.
Hunstile
Hustille / tilla: John the Usher.

Huntworth
Hunteworde / euorda: Richard de Merri from Alfred d'Epaignes.

Hutton
Hotune / tuna / Hoctona / Hutune / tona: Azelin from Bishop of Coutances.
Hutton Court.

Idson
Edeuestona / tone: Ansketel from Roger de Courseulles.
Farm.
Ilchester
Giuelcestre / Giuelecestre / Giuel / Giulecestra / Ciulecestra / Ecclesia S Andreae: Bishop Maurice of London holding St. Andrew's Church and some land. Mill.
Town, once a Roman settlement, on the Fosse Way; birthplace of Roger Bacon (1214-94).
Ilminster
Ileminstre / monstre: Muchelney Abbey. 3 mills, market.
Busy market town with 18th century houses.
Ilton
Atiltone / tona / Hiltona: Athelney Church. Mill.
17th century almshouses.
Isle Abbots
Ile / Ila: Muchelney Church. Mill.
Marshland. The north aisle of the church was added by Margaret Beaufort, Henry VIII's mother.
Isle Brewers
Ile / Isle / Ila / Isla: Ansger le Breton from Count of Mortain; Richard de Merri from Alfred d'Epaignes. 2 mills. 150 sheep, 60 goats.
Called after the Norman de Briwere family.

Keinton Mandeville
Chintone / tune / tona / tuna / Chigtona: Mauger from Count of Mortain.
Birthplace of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905).
Kenn
Chen / Chent: Bishop of Coutances.
On the River Kenn; manor farm on Kenn Moor.
Kewstoke
Chiwestoch / stoc: Osbern from Gilbert FitzThorold. 5 unbroken mares, 18 cattle.
Adjoining Weston-super-Mare. The Becket Cup in Taunton Museum is purportedly a relic containing the blood of Thomas à Becket.
Keyford
Caivel / Chaivert / Kaivert: Nigel from Bishop of Coutances. Norman from Thurston FitzRolf. Mill.
Now Little Keyford.
Keynsham
Cainesham / essam: King's land and Bishop of Coutances, Wulfward's wife and Aelfric from the king. 6 mills. 700 sheep.
Commuter area for Bristol; modern shopping centre.
Kilmersdon
Chenemeresdone / Chinemeresdone: King's land.

Kilton
Chilvetune / tun / Diuetona: William de Mohun and Ralph, a man-at-arms, from him.
Coastal.
Kilve
Clive / Cliva: Roger de Courseulles. Mill. 50 goats.
Ruins of a 14th century chantry.
Kingsbury Episcopi
Chingesberie / Kingesberia: Bishop of Wells and 3 men-at-arms and a clerk from him. 2 mills.
On the River Parrett.
Kingstone
Chingestone / stana: Hubert de St. Clair from Count of Mortain.

Kingston Seymour
Cingestone / tona: William de Monceaux from Bishop of Coutances.
Marshland.
Kingweston
Chinwardstune / Kinuardestuna: Ida of Boulogne, formerly Wulfeva.
Kingweston House.
Kittisford
Chedesford / forda: William from Roger Arundel. Mill.

Knowle (in Timberscombe)
Ernole: Roger from William de Mohun. 7 wild mares, 20 cattle.
Knowle Hill.
Knowle Park
Chenolle / nolla: Drogo de Montacute. 26 pigs.
Knowlepark Farm.
Knowle St. Giles
Chenolle / nolla: William de Duameray from Roger de Courseulles.