been recently inclosed. The soil is a mild clay loam mostly in grass, and is healthy for sheep

Domesday Account.

Land of Ivo Talbois.-In Opestorp (Opthorp) two oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to two There are two sokemen with half a

oxen.

plough, and four acres of meadow.

Land of Gilbert de Gaunt.-In Opeto rp (Opthorp) thirteen oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to as many oxen. Seventeen sokemen have there three ploughs, and twenty acres of meadow, and twenty acres of wood pasture.

"Robert de Tateshall and Peter de Dean each held land here in time of Henry III, of Gilbert de Gaunt; also Richard Falconer held land here of the prior of Spalding." (Testa de Nevill.)

NORTHORP.

Is a hamlet to Thurbly; at the distance of about half a mile;-it lies on the left of the road leading from Thurlby to Bourn, and consists of

about half a score meanish houses.

Cats-bridge, across the Car-dyke, is on the road from Baston to Thurlby, about the midway between the two Towns,

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CARLBY.

Carlby is a small village in the wapentake of Ness, in the parts of Kesteven, about 6 miles N. by E. from Stamford.

Domesday Account.

Land of the Bishop of Lincoln.-In Carlebi (Carlby) Bardi has one carucate of land and half an oxgang to be taxed. Land to as many ploughs. Erchenold, a vassal of the Bishops, has there one plough, and ten villanes and eleven bordars with two ploughs, and ten acres of meadow, and forty acres of wood, pasture here and there. Value in King Edward's time titty shillings, now fifty shillings. Tallaged at ten shillings.

Land of Gilbert de Gaunt.-In Carlebi (Carlby) fifteen oxgangs of land to be taxed. Eight sokemen and one bordar have there two ploughs, Value in King Edward's time twenty shillings, the same now. Tallaged at seven shillings. Ivo

has this land, and Berewold under him, and he has there half a plough.

Land of Robert de Statford.-In Carlebi (Carlby) Dane and Carle had one carucate of land and two fourth part of one oxgang to be taxed. Land to as many ploughs and oxen, The land of Carle was free soke under Dane. Goisfrid, a vassal of Robert's, has there one plough, and ten villanes with two ploughs, and ten acres of meadow, and forty acres of coppice wood. Value in King Edward's time forty shillings, now fifty. Tallaged at ten shillings.

"In the time of Henry III, William de Wastenays held a fee in Carlby." (Testa Nevill.)

The Church,

Is a small structure consisting of a nave, north and south aile, a chancel and spire steeple. The pillars are round and the arches saxon. In the chancel is a piscina and a monument to the memory of Elizabeth Clark who died in 1732 aged 58. It is a discharged rectory valued in the King's books at 9l. 1s. 10d. Patrons, the earl of Exeter and Sir J. Smith bart, alternately. The church is dedicated to St. Stephen.

MODERN STATE.

The right honorable lord Brownlow is lord of The parish contains about

the manor.

acres of land. The fences are quick hedges. The tithes exonerated. The principal propri etors of land are lord Brownlow, G. N. Newingburge Esq. and the Marquis of Salisbury.

BOURN.

BOURN is a small Market Town, in the wa_ pentake of Aveland, in the parts of Kesteven, about 9 miles from Folkin gham, and is situated on the great road leading from this latter place to London.

Domesday Account.

Land of Alured of Lincoln.-In Brune (Bourn) Turchil had six oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to six oxen. Dodin, a vassal of Alured's, has there one plough, and two villanes.

and four bordars with one plough, and the third part of one mill of three shillings and four-pence, and six fisheries sixteen pence, and six acres of meadow, and thirty acres of wood pasture. Value in King Edward's time, and now, twenty shillings.

Land of Ogerius Brito.-In Brune (Bourn) Earl Morcar had two carucates of land and a half to be taxed. Land to two ploughs and a half. Ogerius Brito has there two ploughs in the demesne, and four sokemen with four oxgangs of this land, and fourteen villanes and four bordars with five ploughs. There is half the advowson of the church, and a priest, and three mills of thirty shillings, and six fisheries yielding annually a thousand and a half of eels, and nineteen acres of meadow. Wood pasture one mile and eight quarentens long, and one quarenten broad. Value in King Edward's time one hundred shillings, now eight pounds. Tallaged at forty shillings.

In the same, Lewin had seven oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to seven oxeu. Ogerius has there three sokemen with four oxgangs of this land, and four villanes and two bordars with two ploughs. There is half the advowson