1460789 SU R R E Y E TY MOLOGI E S . B Y G R A N V I L L E L E V E S O N - G O W E R E E . A S S . , Q , . TA N D R I D GE H U ND R E D . Part I I. X O T E D . KTE B - Acust de Anglo Saxon Charter , y ; Domesday S urv e A c st d e 2 E d r k e 7 wa d I . st O ede. y , ; Deed of , The Anglo - Saxon Charters in which it is mentioned are fE th lberh e t A D . 862 one of , king of Wessex , . and another E A . i D . ZE th l 987. s e of thelred , The first a deed whereby b erh t granted to his minister D rygh twald ten carucates of land at Bromley , and the boundaries of the grant are minutely described . This charter contains so many names of places in the immediate neighbourhood which Mr . Kemble in his Index has not attempted to identify, that I think it well to transcribe it at length 1 These are the boundaries o f the said land fr om the n orth from 2 3 Ken le L ewi sh am g y to Langley, Bromley Mark , and f ’ then from Langley to the W on stockf then from the Won ‘ 6 7 Mo di n h am ld ark stock by g to Kent Style , then from 1 P art of th i s ch arter i s prin ted i n An Accoun t of E xcava ti on s a t K n b M r n an d h e h as identi fied ev e al e t . G e e e s o , y org Cor r, s r of h l t e p aces . 0 2 Ceddanlea e K en le B id e i s at S uth end b et een L e i h am g , g y r g , o , w w s an d B ml ro ey . 3 4 L n in n h am L eofsh ema . a le Be e . g y, ck 5 t S tum H i ll Mr . n e u e Th e stump or post of W odin . Cor r s gg s s p , o b etween S outh en d an d Beck en h am . ” 6 em le c n e tu es M tti n h am b ut th e name Modi ngah ema . K b o j c r o g , h as di sa ppeared . 7 u e ts ent Gate on P a l as M r . n e i n t ti o ole. , C a S g rob b y, Cor r s gg s , K i n S u e . th e borders of W i ckh am i n Ken t an d A ddi ngton rr y B Y E Y M L E S SURR E T O OC I . 1 Mo din h am an d Kent Style by g Mark to the Eagles Tree , from the E agles Tree the hedge of the Cray Settlers 3 from the east half divides it to L ea so n s Dene then from 4 L ea son s Dene to the Gulf ; then from the Gulf the hedge 5 of the Cray Settlers to Six Slaughters ; then from S ix Slaughters to Farnborough 6 Mark the Farnborough 7 Mark divides i t to Keston Mark ; the Keston Mark di vides it on the south towards the Watch Station ; then from the Watch Station Keston Mark to Wickham 9 Mark ; then the West Mark by Wickham Mark out t c 10 Beddlestea d ; then from Beddlestead to Oxted to Bee 11 n le n ham Mark from Oxted to Ke g y . Then belongi g 12 u there to that land five denes at the o twood , the nam 13 Br ox h am of this dene , the name of the other dene Sang 14 15 ? Billan or e tw ridge is the name of the third , then ” 16 la fi l denes at G p e d . A o- Oxted is the stede , the place of the Oak , a nam fi tl an c which must y h ave described it in ancient times , is singularly applicable in the present day . T o thi 1 E arn es b eame. ’ 2 Th tle on h i h n a d F t C re s etn a. e et t e e a e e g s rs r v r Cr y 5 c Cr yfor , oo ’ & . a S t . M a a c Cr y , ry s Cr y , 3 i M r . n u t L ea e G en but I th in k Li o wsan den e. e e e Cor r s gg s s v s r , ' l n am i s m e a L ea son s th e e a d i n udh am . or prob b y , of woo C 4 wl n ll ul S e e de a a . g , sw ow or g f 5 6 i or i n a i ox slih t r e. F r n b S ea g g . 7 i n n M 1 C s tan a . Th e n e i n C st ani n a i n t e t a y g co v rs o of y g o K s o , s ys n e i s elu idat ed b D m e da B i n wh i h th e la e i s alle Cor r, c y o s y ook, c p c c ’ h ta n h e h ei n n un h i v m n n m G e t c ed a d e th e de a e. s , b g pro o c r g s o r 3 S etle th e S tati n i n di ati n ba l th e R man tati n a , o , c g pro b y o s o n K esto . 9 W stm r P a l m e ea c. b W e t e en i n Tatsfield rob y s or Gre . 10 Bi l Beddl t a m h e st d e. m es ead a i n h el a . pp y , f r C s 11 Bi h h h m a M r . n u t h a m an t B o e a . Cor er s gges s t e word m y e h e e l u A i a al A - i n e . S ee L eo on n l a N . 16 S n a me . c os r or p ry so g o xo s, p 12 A e tai n a ll t men t l n c r o of wood a d i n th e W eald . 13 Broc esh am a a m etwe n E den i m e d e an d W e te h a . , f r b br g s r 14 S an h r i l S un d i d h i n n i n t et . P e as t at a h u d g yg oss b y r g , p r s r s ow l tt ea d . 1 Billan ora . Th i n ame i s l t but we fi n d i t men ti n ed i n Ch ar ts s os , o 5 18 as a t th e e t A n d red an d th e e de i bed as l e p r of for s of , r scr c os b L i nh ur t wh i h i s h n m a s t e a e a m n ea t o Brox h am . , c of f r r 16 Gl an eld I n h a t 5 t n e fipp f a . C r er 18 th i s pla ce i s m en i o d as part ‘ S h arnde fi h i h i s la e t i h a a t d n E den b id e a is . f, w c rg r c of woo r g p r SU R R E Y E TYMOLO Gl E S . 3 n 1 “ gives counte ance , says Salmon , the number of fat ’ u Hogs paid as Lord s Rent at the S rvey , which were an hundred . a li as f BIRSTED , BIERSTED , a manor in Oxted , and or d d merly part of the possessions of the Priory of Tan ri ge , ‘ b ear o is the stede , the place of the wood which sup s plied mast for fattening pigs , another allu ion to the th wooded character of e place . Bersted is the name of w Berh am st a village near Maidstone , hich occurs as ede - Ber stead in the Anglo Saxon Charters , and South is a village in Sussex . ' BR OAD EIAM l wr Brodeh am , ancient y itten , is another manor , and belonged formerly to the Abbey of Battle .