Ingram : Selected Sources And Surveys

1. Liber Feodorum (The Book of Fees) II, 1117-9; Northumberland, 1242

Baronia de Vescy:

Willelmus de Vescy tenet in capite de domino rege Aunewic, Aunemue, Denwye, Haukehall, Bylton, Lescebyr, Schipplingbothill, Neuton super Moram, Heysandan, Gynis, Ruggeley, Morewyc, Chivington' del Est, Houcton' Magnam, Houcton' Parvam, Howyc, Renigton', Rok', Charleton' del North', Charleton del Suth, Falwedon, Burneton Batayll, Neuton super Mare, Preston, Tughal, Swinhou, Neuham Cumyn, Lukre cum Hopum membro suo, Hetheriston, Spinlastan, Ewrth, Dodington cum Nesebit membro suo, Horton, Turbervill, Hesilrig, Leum, Chatton, Folebir, Wetwod, Caldemerton, Yherdhill, Angreham, cum Reveley et Hertishevid membris suis, Faudon Batayll, Prendewic, Alneham, Chirmundisden, Bidlisden, Clenhill, Nedderton, Burweton, Alwemton, Hetton, Ambell, Scharberton, Thirnum, Scravenwood, Hauekislawe, Chevelingham et Hibburn.

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Gilbertus de Humframvill tenet Alwenton, Bidlisden, Clenhill, Chirmundisden, Scharberton, Thirnum, Burwedon, Neddirton, Faudon et Angerham per duo feoda de veteri feoffamento et per unum austurcum sorum.

Translation:

Barony of Vesci:

William de Vesci holds in chief from the lord king Alnwick, Alnmouth, Denwick, Hawkhill, Bilton, Lesbury, Shilbottle, Newton-on-the-Moor, Hazon, Guyzance, Rugley, Morwick, East Chevington, Longhoughton, Littlehoughton, Howick, Rennington, Rock, North Charlton, South Charleton, Fallodon, Brunton, Newton-by-the-Sea, Preston, Tughall, Swinhoe, Newham, Lucker with its member Hoppen, Adderstone, Spindlestone, Ewart, Doddington with its member Nesbit, Horton, Turvelaws, Hazelrigg, Lyham, Chatton, Fowberry, Weetwood, Coldmartin, Earle, Ingram, with its members Reaveley and Hartside, Fawdon, Prendwick, Alnham, 'Chirmundesden' (Peels), Biddlestone, Clennell, Netherton, Burradon, Alwinton, Hetton, Amble, Sharperton, Farnham, Scrainwood, Hauxley, Chillingham and Hepburn.

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'Gilbert de Umfraville holds Alwinton, Biddlestone, Clennell, Chirmundesden' (Peels), Sharperton, Farnham, Burradon, Netherton, Fawdon and Ingram for two (knight's) fees by ancient feoffment and one sparrow hawk.'

2. Calendar of Miscellaneous Inquisitions, from Henry III to Edward I (CalMisc)

"Writ to Richard de Middelton to enquire whether William de Rodum slew Adam Scot in self defence or of malice.  The sheriff of Northumberland has been ordered to find a jury.  Kenilworth. 12 August 50 Henry III. (1266).

Inquisition:- Newcastle upon Tyne.  Friday after the Nativity of the St. Mary.

'On the Monday after St. James last, William de Rodum came to the house of Thomas son of Alan de Faudon, and there dined; and while he was there, his son Henry, a boy of eight years, being in the street of Faudon, found a stray greyhound and took it  home to his father's house at Rodum without his father's knowledge.  After the meal, when the said William had taken his leave and was going home, Adam le Escot, with one Fyni le Escot met him in the said town of Faudon, and so assaulted him as to throw him from his horse and beat him and very evil treat him, and gave him several dry blows, so that they nearly killed him, and took him from his horse and a surcoat of burnet and a green hood and a sword. Then came one Richard Mansel, bailiff of Geoffrey de Luscy of Angram, hearing the noise, and with difficulty rescued the said William and took him with him to his lord's manor of Angram. And when the said William thought that all was quiet, and that he could return in peace to his house at the Rodum, he found when he came there the said Adam and Fyni breaking in under the door of the house, which his wife had shut for fear of them; and seeing this he cried out and raised a hue and cry upon them for the burglary and the robbery; and they straight away rushed on him, and one of them struck him on the head with a bow, making two wounds; and his wife hearing from the noise and her husband's voice, opened the door and let him in; and the said Adam and Fyny rushed in with him, and straightway laid hands on him, the said Adam taking him in his arms and throwing him to the ground and squeezing his throat with his hands so hard as he could so as nearly to strangle him; and the said Fyny caught up a great stick like a cowstaff meaning to kill him as he lay; and the said William, seeing that he could not escape death unless he defended himself, drew out a little knife and struck the same Adam, who was lying upon him; and this he did in self-defence, as aforesaid. And unless he had given this blow he could not have escaped death."

3. The Lay Subsidy 1296 (Fraser (ed.) 1968, 168, no.392)

Ingram (Angram) in West Coquetdale Ward

4. List of Holds and Townships in  north Northumberland capable of holding garrisons of horsemen in 1509

(Chapter House Book, B1/24 Northumberland fo. 116 (PRO); cf. Hodgson Hinde 1858, 339; Bates 1891, 23-24)

5. Extract from Lord Dacre's Ledger Book for 1523 (reproduced in Hodgson 1832, 476 and Dixon 1895, 15; cf. NCH XIV (1935), 471)

Places on the middle mches hereafter written by John Eure, peticapitan, in thabsence of Sir William Eure, knight lieutenant of the said mche, by the commandment of Thomas lorde Dacre, to him given by his familiar and trusty s(er)vant Cuthbert Heton, gentilman, thought unto the said John most beneficiale for garrisons to be laid in as well as for defence of the said border as to the annoysance of the Scotts, whiche townships and places has promised and ar contented to take soldeors to burde that is to say:

At 2s. 8d. per week each persons borde.

6. A View and Survey . . . of the borders or frontier of the East and Middle Marches of England, Sir Robert Bowes and Sir Ralph Ellerker'1541 (cf. Hodgson 1828, 184; Bates 1891, 32-3)

7. 1604 Border Survey (Sanderson 1891)

THE SURVAIE OF THE TENN TOWNES IN CUBEDALE

8. 1663 Terrier of Glebe land (reproduced in NCH XIV (1935), 460)

The terrier shows that land was still parcelled out in the medieval fashion, in individual ridges and butts in the mid 17th century:

Imprimis a parsonage house and a close on the foreside of the house and five coat houses (cottages) with five coat landes belonginge to them and are now in the possession of Mr Cuthbert Collingwood, fower butts at Heddernburn, one butt in the meadow head, nine rigs in the nether cross sheat amd one ridge and one butt in the upper cross sheat, two butts in the crossway end, one butt at the peace end, one butt at the foot of the peace.

Item, a ridges in the longe lengthes and one little butt in the burnehead, six ridges in the upp landes, fower butts in the shape and a peace of meadow ground called Windyflat, thre ridges in weatforelands, one headland in the back of the Sheeld.

Item, thre butts at the deen burne and two ridges in the Melmans, one ridge called the mill ridge, one little yard called the mill yard.

Item, there was twelve ridges in the Hawcrofts whereof the water hath taken away six of them except some small pieces of the ends, in the Hew crofts heads thre little buts and one headland, one little croft called the short croft.

Item in the stead meadow thre bales of hay and in Reveley two ridges in the Carlen law now in the possession of Mr Ralph Collingwood.

Item, in Talddon (Fawdon) one house and a croft of land and a parcell called the acre and one corn mill with a house and a close called the mill lands (perhaps Ingram Mill which actually lay just within the bounds of Fawdon township).