Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 11, 2011 13:17:29 GMT
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Selkle)' hlI
N. of )farlborough, including the Yalley of the upper Kennet and the
)farlborough Downs, bounded on the 80uth by the ridge S. of the Kennet
and in part by Wansd**e, consisting of the pars of Aldbourne. MildenhaJl,
Og-bourne St. George and SI. Andrew, Broad Hinton, Winterbourne Bassett
and Monkton, AYebury, E. Kennett, W. OYerton, Fyfield, Preshute and N.
Savernake. The hundred belonged to the castle of Marlborough (Hundre
dum de Selkeley ... pertinens ad Castrnm tIe Merlcbcrg'. RH n. 234) and
seems to be called hundr' de Merleberg' 1227 Cl.
Hund' Selchelai, de Selchelaio, Selchelaia 1084 Geld Roll,
Selchelaihdr' 1168, Hundr' de Selkelai 1170, 1178, Selkeleahdr'
1175, 1195, Selkelehundredum 1176, Silkeleahundredu1n 1178,
Sechelayhundredmn 1185, Selkesleahllndredwn 1188, Selkelea
1194 P, Selkele 1194 CurP, 1242 P, 1255, 1261 Pat, 1268, 1281
Ass 998 m 27, 1001 m 3d, 1299, 1310 Pat, 1316 FA, 1318 Cl, 1331
Pat, 1391 Ipm, Selkel' 1199 P, 1224, 1231 Cl, 1242, 1249 Fees,
Selclee 1222 Pat, Selkeley 1230 P, 1255 RH, 1267 Pat, 1281 QW,
1377 Pat, 1428 FA, 1539 LP, Selkelee 1275 RH, 1333 SR 196/8,
Selekeleg' 1281 QW, Selkelegh' 1327 SR 196/7, Selkelegh 1402 FA,
Sylkeley 1510 AD VI, 1547 Pat, Selkle.IJ 1610 Speed. - The
hundred is named from a wood nr Marlborough repeatedly
mentioned in records (boscns de Selkele 1225, boscus de Selkel'
1226 Cl, Selkelye 1300 Ch, Selkele 1335 (park), 1352 Pat), but the
exact site is unknown. On the first el. cf. ODP s. v. Silkmore,
where it is suggested that it goes back to OE *sioluc in Sioluchamm
KCD 673 (Ha). This may be a derivative of a cognate of EFris,
MLG si! 'drain', 'canal', belonging to OE seon 'to filter', 'to flow';
cf. also Wallenberg, KPN 257, s. n. Seolcing fleot. The meaning
may be 'small drain', 'rill'. Second cl. OE leah 'wood', 'glade'.
Hence 'wood with a rill'. Cf also Selk1code 1344 Cl (Silk Wood
nr Tetbury GI).
Selkle)' hlI
N. of )farlborough, including the Yalley of the upper Kennet and the
)farlborough Downs, bounded on the 80uth by the ridge S. of the Kennet
and in part by Wansd**e, consisting of the pars of Aldbourne. MildenhaJl,
Og-bourne St. George and SI. Andrew, Broad Hinton, Winterbourne Bassett
and Monkton, AYebury, E. Kennett, W. OYerton, Fyfield, Preshute and N.
Savernake. The hundred belonged to the castle of Marlborough (Hundre
dum de Selkeley ... pertinens ad Castrnm tIe Merlcbcrg'. RH n. 234) and
seems to be called hundr' de Merleberg' 1227 Cl.
Hund' Selchelai, de Selchelaio, Selchelaia 1084 Geld Roll,
Selchelaihdr' 1168, Hundr' de Selkelai 1170, 1178, Selkeleahdr'
1175, 1195, Selkelehundredum 1176, Silkeleahundredu1n 1178,
Sechelayhundredmn 1185, Selkesleahllndredwn 1188, Selkelea
1194 P, Selkele 1194 CurP, 1242 P, 1255, 1261 Pat, 1268, 1281
Ass 998 m 27, 1001 m 3d, 1299, 1310 Pat, 1316 FA, 1318 Cl, 1331
Pat, 1391 Ipm, Selkel' 1199 P, 1224, 1231 Cl, 1242, 1249 Fees,
Selclee 1222 Pat, Selkeley 1230 P, 1255 RH, 1267 Pat, 1281 QW,
1377 Pat, 1428 FA, 1539 LP, Selkelee 1275 RH, 1333 SR 196/8,
Selekeleg' 1281 QW, Selkelegh' 1327 SR 196/7, Selkelegh 1402 FA,
Sylkeley 1510 AD VI, 1547 Pat, Selkle.IJ 1610 Speed. - The
hundred is named from a wood nr Marlborough repeatedly
mentioned in records (boscns de Selkele 1225, boscus de Selkel'
1226 Cl, Selkelye 1300 Ch, Selkele 1335 (park), 1352 Pat), but the
exact site is unknown. On the first el. cf. ODP s. v. Silkmore,
where it is suggested that it goes back to OE *sioluc in Sioluchamm
KCD 673 (Ha). This may be a derivative of a cognate of EFris,
MLG si! 'drain', 'canal', belonging to OE seon 'to filter', 'to flow';
cf. also Wallenberg, KPN 257, s. n. Seolcing fleot. The meaning
may be 'small drain', 'rill'. Second cl. OE leah 'wood', 'glade'.
Hence 'wood with a rill'. Cf also Selk1code 1344 Cl (Silk Wood
nr Tetbury GI).