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Ampney Crucis  is mentioned several times in the Doomsday Book – Ampney was called Omenie in those days – here are copies and translations of the entries:

 

TERRA TVRSTINI FILIJ ROLF. IN GERSDONES HĎ.
Tvrstinvs filius Rolf ten de rege OMENIE.
Ibi. VII hidae. Toui tenuit de rege. E. In dñio fửn. III.
cař.ך VIII.uitti ך pбr cū. VIII. cař.Ibi.VIII.ferui.
De hac tra ten Toui.II.uitto. trã.ך qdã miles trã
IIII.uitto. Ad æcçlam ptin dim hida. ך IIII.ac pti.
Valuit.VIII.lib.Modo.VI.lib.

 

LAND OF THURSTAN SON OF ROLF

In GARSDON Hundred
Thurstan son of Rolf holds AMPNEY (Crucis) from the King. 7 hides.
Tovi held it from King Edward. In lordship 3 ploughs;

8 villagers and a priest with 8 ploughs. 8 slaves.
Of this land Tovi holds the land of 2 villagers, and a man-at-arms
the land of 4 villagers. ½ hide belongs to the church.
Meadows, 4 acres.

The value was £8; now £6.

Ibid ten ipfe Turƒten. 1 hid.Vluui tenuit p M.ך po
terat ire quo uoleb. In dñio.II. cař.cū.I.bord.Valuit XL. ƒol.

Thurstan holds 1 hide there himself. Wulfwy held it as a manor and could go where he would. In lordship 2 ploughs, with

1 smallholder.

The value was 40s.

TERRA HVNFRIDI CAMERARIJ. IN GERSDONES HĎ.

Ifd Hunfrid ten in OMENIE .I.hidā.  Æluui tenuit p M.de
rege.E.In dñio.II. cař.ך IIII ƒerui.ך I.bord.ך moliñ de v ƒol.
Val ך ualuit.XXV. ƒol.

LAND OF HUMPHREY THE CHAMBERLAIN

Humphrey (the Chamberlain) also holds
in GARSDON Hundred

in AMPNEY (Crucis) 1 hide.  Alfwy held it from King Edward as
a manor. In lordship 2 plough; 4 slaves;

1 smallholder.
A mill at 5s.

The value is and was 25s.

IN GERSDONES HĎ.

In OMENIE. Aluuin tenuit T.R.E. Ibi.ē.I. cař.cū.II.bord.
Val ך ualuit.x. ƒolid.

LAND OF BALDWIN

in GARSDON Hundred

Baldwin holds 3 virgates of land in AMPNEY (Crucis) from the King.
Alwin held them before 1066. 1 plough there, with

2 smallholders.

The value is and was 10s.