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furlonga, ~us, ~um [AS furlang, ME furlong] 1 length of the drive of a plough before it is turned; as linear measure, about one eighth of a mile. c1151 (13c) concedo eidem Willelmo et successoribus suis piscariam ex utraque parte pontis de Arundel ad longitudinem unius forlonge (AncD AA 388) MonA VI 260. 2 ‘a group of parallel strips [in open field], recognized as distinct by local usage and generally called by its own name’ (Stenton,Danelaw lvi). Cf. cultura 2b. c1156 (1235) grangiam ‥ cum Efhaige furlinga et communi pastura territorii sui CalCh I 206; c1177 viginti et quatuor acras terre lucrabilis in terrura de D., sc. in Pilatecrofto et in longis furlangis et in toftis et ad caput eorundem toftorum versus le Nord BM Ch. 64; 1181 (1279) xx [acre] in uno campo, ex quibus v acre sunt in furlungia, que descendit in rivolum ultra spinam, et v in furlungia ultra vallem, que vertitur apud Rugweyam, et iij acre in Gopeshlerefurlunga (Pat) MonA VI 434; c1230 aliam [dimidiam acram] que est juxta Sebern’ in longo furlungo, terciam dimidiam acram in Alvedeshamfurlong Cart. Osney IV 272; 1232 forlungam unam juxta longam moram de xij acris et in summitate ipsius forlunge unam acram et novem perticatas terre ChartR 27 m. 13; c1235 tres acras et dimidiam que jacent in forlango quod vocatur Seheta Ch. Sal. 224; a1262 dedi ‥ duas selliones ‥ que jacent in medio ~o de Harekar Cart. Cockersand I 97; 1251 dominia abbatis consistunt in pluribus culturis sic nominatis, viz. Nyenneerdes [etc.] ‥; super le Howe sunt octo ~i; que quidem culture coli possunt sufficienter cum tribus carucis propriis et consuetudine carucarum ville Cart. Rams. I 282; 1260 in superiori forlango at Balsyngton’ xvij acre, precium acre vj d. Cust. Glast. 219; 12‥ vj d. de quadam †foringa terre Cust. Bleadon 208; 12‥ non possum nec debeo ponere faldam eorum ultra la Gresfurlung, nec ultra illam furlungam que ad gardinum de parva Colesbuma tendit FormA 299; 12‥ in illis tribus dimidiis acris terre que jacent in subteriori forlongo Reg. Malm. II 239; 1279 de ij acris terre in campis de B. in quodam forlongo appellato Hapshangerforlong Ib. lxxxiii; 1334 in ij forlongis ex parte australi de Spitelfeld Surv. Denb. 230; 1346 unam dimidiam acram capitalem terre arabilis jacentem in quodam forlongo vocato le Garstone AncD C 4222; 1408 nomina forlongorum et quot acre sunt in eisdem Reg. Ewell 22; 1441 in decasu redditus unius ~e terre dominice DL MinAc 645/10461 r. 3d..

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