S 1557
Bounds of Alresford, Hants. English.
Archive: Winchester, Old Minster
MSS: BL Add. 15350, 21v-22r (s. xii)
Printed: B 939.
Comments: Finberg, ECW, no. 79, a slightly fuller but substantially identical version of the bounds in S 589.
Termini Alresforde .
Ðis syd þa land gemere to alresforda
erest up of cendefer and lang mearce on þa witan dic þæt and lang dic on mearc weg and land weges on þer dene on þer dene on smalandene of smalandene and lang hlinces on bucgen oran . þæt ford and lang wyrtwale on þa rode and lang rode on wilames ord þonon on spreot mere þonon on þo twibutme del þonon on beran delle on mint mere of mint mere on fel dene þonne and lang fel dene on þone hagan . þonne and lang hagan on grem mores syðle . þonon and lang hagan on boc mere syðle . of boc meres shiðle on hamer dene gat . þonne non on hrombmescumbes geat . of hramnescumbes geate on dun shihle of dun shihle and lang mearce ut at ricgsceate . þæt and lang mearce to dregtune on þane ford . of ðan forda on wuda ford þæt up of þan forda and lang mearce on þane garan uf werðne of þan garan nord ofer þast ret . and lang mearce on þa æwylmas and lang wylla on ticceburnan þonne and lang streames on iccenan . and lang icenan on þer cendefer ut scyt . þonne up and lang cendefer oð þar hit on feng .