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SANDFORD, NEWNHAM, LITTLEMORE, and IFFLEY. John Laurence de la More quit-claims to Ralph, son of William de Saunforde , and Agnes, his wife, all the right which he has in three messuages, two carucates of land, and 12s. rent in Saunford, Newenham, Lutlemor, and Zistele, together with the reversion of the tenements held by Joan , wife of Ralph de Saunford , by the name of dower. Dated at Saunford the Friday-next after the feast of St. Barnabas, 5 Ed. II.

IFFLEY. Joan, daughter of John Basset , and Alice her sister, grant to Thomas le Kyng of Grendon for his life, three half-acres of arable land in the field of Churchezyftele, of which one acre lies in a culture called Rythiforlong, between the land of Peter Dul of the one part, and the land which was John Basset 's of the other, and the other half-acre lies in the same culture between the land of Katherine Culverd of the one part, and the land of John Basset of the other; paying annually at the feast of the Nativity of St. John one rose for all secular services and demands. Dated at Churchezyftele the Saturday on the feast of St. Peter ad vincula, 12 Ed. III.

William, son of Andrew Amary of Temple Cowley , remits and quitclaims to Thomas de Eleford all his right in certain annual rents and land in Cowley and Iffley. [Much rubbed.] [Apparently a copy; no witnesses.] (c. 1290-1300) .

1594. ‘A note of the white game belonginge unto the Collegge of Christ Church in the Universitie of Oxford, which have been found this yeare 1594 at the Swan Uppinge time, And what broodes there are of the same and where they doe lye.’ There were 17 old swans: 4 at the high Bridge at Stanton; one each at Stanton Moor, Bynssy church, Broadford, Sandford, Abingdon, Sutton, Sparsy Bridge, Ycfley Mill, Ottmoor, Ruely Lock, Wytam Streeme, Hincksy Mill, and another at Abingdon: also 9 cygnetts.