Lambcote.
OF this place, originally a member of Eaten∣don inferior, I do find no mention till 34 H. 8. but then was it past g 1.1 out of the Crown, by the name of a Mannour, and lately belonging to the dissolved Monastery of Kenilworth, unto Richard Andrews Gentleman, and Leonard Chamberlain Esquier, and to the heirs of Andrews.
I Must now passe over to the Western side of Stoure, to observe the rest of those places, which remain in this Hundred to be spoke of; and in so doing, am to skip over a long and narrow tract of land, that is part of Worcestershire, and yet wholy environ'd with this County: therefore be∣fore I go farther, it will not be amisse to give some probable reason (for apparent proof I have none) why this and such parcells so encompassed (as is frequenly seen) became thus severed from the Counties wherein they lye; which, in short, I conceive to be no more than this; viz. that they, being originally (I mean before the division of Counties was absolutely made and setled) belon∣ging to some great person, whose residence was far distant; and in the old assessments rated there, continued always afterwards so taxt; and for that respect have been•• and are still reputed part of those Shires. And that this was the first ground thereof, will be evident enough from the instances that might be given therein through sundry parts of this Realm, as in this particular here before us; where it is cleer, that Tredinton, with those Ham∣lets belonging thereto, viz. Tidelminton, Black∣welle, and Darlingscote; together with New∣bold h 1.2 (antiently a member thereof) were i 1.3 parcell of the lands heretofore belonging to the Church of Worcester, founded before K. Alfred's time, that the condition of our Counties, as now they are, was absolutely setled: As also Goldicote, k 1.4 and Al∣der-Marston l 1.5 belonging to the Monastery of Per∣shore, of which place 'tis most like they were mem∣bers long before that antient Abby was erected. But all I have now to take notice of, in this Hundred, is Ilminton, Whitchurch, and Atherston super Stoure, with the small Hamlets belonging to them.