The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . ject to heriots. The tenure descends to the youngest son,according to the custom of Borough English. MANOR OF STOCKWELL. t:The Earl of Moriton holds Lanchei. The Canons of Wal-tham held it of Harold. Then it was taxed for six hides andan half; now it is not taxed. The arable land consists of six ca-rucates. In demesne there is one carucate and five villans, andtwelve bordars with three carucates. There is one villan ingross and six acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward itwas worth 1005. and afterward
The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . ject to heriots. The tenure descends to the youngest son,according to the custom of Borough English. MANOR OF STOCKWELL. t:The Earl of Moriton holds Lanchei. The Canons of Wal-tham held it of Harold. Then it was taxed for six hides andan half; now it is not taxed. The arable land consists of six ca-rucates. In demesne there is one carucate and five villans, andtwelve bordars with three carucates. There is one villan ingross and six acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward itwas worth 1005. and afterwards and now 4/. The same earl hasin Bermondsey of the kings land one hide, where stands hishouse. There is one bordar. It is worth eight shillings. b At the time of the Conquerors survey there appears to havebeen two manors in Lambeth, one of which contained twelve,and the other six plough-lands. The latter was held by themonks of Waltham of King Edward the confessor, and was re-granted to them by King Harold. This Mr. Lysons, with great » Lysons Env. I. p. 567. b Domesday, tab. i < . ^ MANOR OF STOCKWELL. c273 probability conjectures to have been what was afterwards calledthe manor of South Lambeth or Stockwell. The description ofits boundaries in the Confessors charter, and mention beingmade of the stone of Brixius as a boundary, tend to confirm hisopinion. Mr. Bray says there can be no doubt of BrixtonCauseway deriving its name from this stone, and this causewayis now one of the boundaries of Stockwell. The bounds of themanor of Stockwell, as lately walked, begin at the south-westcorner on the top of Brixton-hill in the turnpike road, and keep-ing the manor on the right hand, go near a windmill nearly toBleakhall; to the north-east corner of Clapham workhouse,cross the turnpike at Clapham rise, cross a bridge at Union-placeto the north-west corner of Paradise farm, to the north end of araised foot-path dividing Paradise green from South Lambethcorner ; along that pa
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