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Littleburgh. Segelocum.

HEre was a famous passage over Trent, and near it have been found some old pieces of Roman Antiquities, Coyns, or the like, as I have heard, which I suppose determined this place to be the Agelocum, corrupted from Adelocum, or Segelocum of Antonine,* 1.1 which yet Mr. Camb∣den thought once was to be sought for in vain any where but on the Banks of the River Idle (or Ydle) now Eaton signifies Water Town, and is upon that River, and may as well by that reason be called Idleton; and Id or Yd in the British Language signifies Seges, Corn, and Ydlan,* 1.2 Area ubi reponuntur collectae segetes, which in these parts we call a Stack-yard, so that it seems the River Idle had its name from Corn, with which the neighbouring Fields ever abounded, and Ade∣locum was intended by the Romans for the place upon Ydel, after the broad pronunciation of Ai for I, which is still frequent in this Country, as Segelocum after the signification, Ydle signifying a Granary amongst the Britains.* 1.3

Littleburgh was of the Soc of Maunsfeild, the Kings great Mannor, as much of Oswardbec Soc was, whereof this was also part, and answered the Danegeld or Tax before the Conquest for four Bov. The Land being one Car.* 1.4 There fourteen Sochm. two Vill. four Bord. had afterwards five Car. Medow three qu. and ten Virg. long, two qu. broad; this Soc was in the Conquerours time valued at 10^s.

King Iohn being at Nott. when he was Earl Moreton, gave to the Church of Wellebec,* 1.5 and the Monks there, whatever belonged to him of the Church of Littilburgh, with the Appurte∣nances, viz. the Advowson and Presentation, and the very Church to be converted to their proper uses, as much as belonged to him or his heirs, and G. Arch-bishop of York appropriated it accord∣ingly to that Abby.

Hugh, son of Hugh de Stretton, gave twelve Acres of Medow which he held of Roger de Tre∣hampton in the Marsh of Lée,* 1.6 and two Fishings in the Water of Trent, viz. one called Gosegarth .... the Church of Littilburgh, and the other called Wlvetgarth, which is between Littilburgh and Cotes, to that Abby of Wellebec, to be held in Fee Farm of him and his heirs for 5^s. per annum. Raph, son of Roger de Treanton, confirmed to that Abby ten Acres of Medow in the Marsh of Lée,* 1.7 which Hugh, son of Hugh de Stretton, gave.

In the year of our Lord 1253. the Tuesday af∣ter .... the Court of Oswardebec was held at Stretton, and an Inquisition made by the Oathes of twelve lawful men, Iohn de Applesthorp, Eli∣as Hakun, &c. whether the Abbat of Welle∣bec ought to make the Stone-Bridge between Lit∣tilburgh and Leverton; and the Jury found that one Adam Abbat of that place of his own will made that Bridge for the easement of a certain Grange, which that House had beyond the Trent, but never did it as due, neither ought he to make it, and therefore was quit for ever. The like In∣quisition was made at Retford the Saturday after the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle, 18 E. 1. before Iohn de Annesley then High Sheriff by the Kings Precept (or Writ) upon the Oathes of good and lawful Men of the Wapentak of Ber∣setlawe, viz. Elias de Wheteley, and others, who found as before, and that Stretton and Fenton ought to make the said Stone-bridge. There were certain Tenants of small parcels of Land which were to repair the Stone-bridge between Littil∣burgh and Happlesthorp. To the first Inquisiti∣on William de Eaton, Bailiff of the Court of Oswardbec, under his Master Iohn de Raygate, then the Kings Escaetor, put his Seal, with the Ju∣ries; to the latter the said Sheriff.

The Freeholders in Littlebroughe Town 1612. are said to be Robert Sherbury,* 1.8 William More, William Turuell of East Markham, Richard Raw∣lin, Iohn Deane, Thomas Wright, Iohn Bercock, Edward Horley, Thomas Truswell, Henry Brome∣heade, Thomas Bingham, Iohn Quippe, Clerk, Edward Clark, Thomas Cartwright, Iohn Cal∣ton, George Holmes, Thomas Nettleship, and Tho∣mas Seaworth.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Britannia impress. Londini per Radul. Newbery. 1587.
• * 1.2

  Dictionar. I. Davies.
• * 1.3

  Ib. in vore Granari∣um.
• * 1.4

  Lib. Dooms.
• * 1.5

  Regist. de Wellebek 231.
• * 1.6

  Regist. de Wellebek p. 173.
• * 1.7

  Ib. p. 172.
• * 1.8

  Lib. libere ten.