| |
| | Whelan 1874 |
 | | Harlestone Parish is bounded by the parishes of Dallington and Brampton on the east, on the north by Holdenby, on the west by Brington, and on the south by Harpole and Duston The parish contains 2504 statute acres, of the rateable value of £3721, and the gross estimated rental is £4383. |
 | | This, with other estates in Newbottle, Althorpe, Brington, Clasthorp, and Floore, had been the freehold of Gitda in the reign of the Confessor, and was rated at £4, but now valued at,£7. |
 | | Bv a very early survey, probably about the time of Henry III., it appears that four virgates here were held of the crown, two virgates of the fee of Berkhamstead, ten virgates of the fee of Dodford, and ten and a half of the fee of Newbottle. |
| mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /rwkfamilyhistory/html/whelan_18746.html (1169 words) |
|