... Croc ten dimid hid in Stoche.Tra.e dimid car.Valet.x.sol ...
... Croc the huntsman holds half a hide (about 60 acres) in STOCHE. Land for half a plough. Value 10 shillings. ...
Croc "venator"; or huntsman occurs in a charter from William the Conqueror to the Abbot of Malmesbury in reference to the Abbot's woods in the forest of BRADENE. It is possible that this small holding was in the immediate vicinity of the estate just described, which was Chelworth, the next village to Purton Stoke.
