Hewelsfield place name (General)

by Bethany , Tuesday, March 03, 2015, 08:33 (3547 days ago) @ Paul Andrews

Thanks, Paul. The first paragraph of the perambulation reads:

"The Parishes of Hewelsfield and Wollaston are divided by a brook that empties itself in the River Wye at Brockwear, up the brook to a field called Eves Leys, continuing the brook to an oak in Eves Leys about one hundred yards above Castle Birch [Bwch?] & from that oak to a bush growing upon two rocks in the same field. From thence crossing into the Bayley Meadows & alongside the hedge up to the Cowstall barn, through Hewersfield Clift by the hedge to the Church Way Mead, up to the Roads Wood to a Crab tree; from thence strait along the hedge to the Chepstow road."

In response to Mike, the place name is quite clearly written as one word, beginning with 'B' and ending in 'ch'. It is just the little bit in the middle that is not quite clear. Castle-a-Buff could definitely be a variation on the name, though. I will keep it in mind. And thanks for the link to the map - I was aware of the site but had never used it before.

Bethany