Part 2
[Sidenote: Lord Burnell's effigy in bra.s.s on the altar tomb.]
[Sidenote: The seat of Sir E.J. Smythe.]
Map
Names of Places.
County
Number of Miles From
+--+-----------------------+----------+--------------+---------------+ 7
Acton Grange to
Chester
Warrington 4
Northwich 10
15
Acton Iron pa
Gloucester
Chip. Sodbu 2
Thornbury 7
33
Acton Pigott chap
Salop
Much Wenlo 6
Shrewsbury 8
33
Acton Reynold to
Salop
Shrewsbury 8
Wem 6
33
Acton Round chap
Salop
Wenlock 3
Bridgenorth 6
33
Acton Scott pa
Salop
Ch. Stretton 4
Bish. Castle 10
35
Acton Trussell to & pa
Stafford
Penkridge 3
Stafford 4
15
Acton Turville chap
Gloucester
Tetbury 11
Chippenham 12
35
Adbaston pa
Stafford
Eccleshall 14
Newport 5
31
Adderbury East to & pa
Oxford
Banbury 3
Deddington 3
33
Adderley pa
Salop
Drayton 4
Whitchurch 8
29
Adderston to
Northumb
Beiford 3
Alnwick 12
17
Adforton to
Hereford
Ludlow 8
Presteign 8
9
Addingham pa
c.u.mberland
Kirk Oswald 2
Penrith 8
45
Addingham pa
W.R. York
Skipton 5
Ottley 8
37
Addington[A] pa
Surrey
Croydon 4
Westerham 10
5
Addington pa
Bucks
Winslow 2
Buckingham 5
21
Addington pa
Kent
Maidstone 7
Rochester 8
28
Addington, Gt to & pa
Northamp
Thrapston 4
Kettering 7
28
Addington, Lit to & pa
Northamp
... 5
... 8
21
Addisham pa
Kent
Wingham 3
Canterbury 6
45
Addle[B] to & pa
W.R. York
Leeds 5
Ottley 6
46
Addle-c.u.m-Eccup to
W.R. York
5
... 6
45
Addlingfleet[C] pa
W.R. York
Snaith 11
Burton 2
+--+-----------------------+----------+--------------+---------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population +--+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----+---------+ 7
Acton Grange to
Runcorn 5
183
148
15
Acton Iron pa
Bristol 9
112
1372
33
Acton Pigott chap
Ch. Stretton 9
154
...
33
Acton Reynold to
Drayton 12
152
173
33
Acton Round chap
Ludlow 17
145
203
33
Acton Scott pa
Ludlow 10
155
204
35
Acton Trussell to & pa
Lichfield 15
131
551
31
Acton Turville chap
Sodbury 5
102
236
35
Adbaston pa
Hodnet 7
152
601
31
Adderbury East to & pa
Aynhoe 4
70
2471
33
Adderley pa
Wem 12
157
468
29
Adderston to
Wooler 10
319
322
17
Adforton to
Knighton 8
150
218
9
Addingham pa
Aldstn Moor 12
291
719
45
Addingham pa
Keighley 5
213
2251
37
Addington[A] pa
Bromley 5
12
463
5
Addington pa
Bicester 11
50
74
21
Addington pa
Wrotham 3
27
206
28
Addington, Gt to & pa
Higam Ferrers 5
70
282
28
Addington, Lit to & pa
... 5
70
264
21
Addisham pa
Sandwich 6
62
390
45
Addle[B] to & pa
Bradford 8
205
1063
46
Addle-c.u.m-Eccup to
... 8
291
703
45
Addlingfleet[C] pa
Howden 6
170
478
+--+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----+---------+
[A] ADDINGTON is on the borders of Kent. Addington Place, a seat erected by Alderman Trecothick, in 1772, was purchased in 1807, for the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The manor of Addington is held by the feudal service of finding a man to make a mess, called Gerout, in the king's kitchen, at the coronation, and serving it up in his own person at Westminster Hall. In the reign of William the Conqueror, Addington appears to have been held by Tezelin, cook to the king, which accounts for the origin of the required culinary service.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is now the claimant of the service alluded to. Near the village is a curious cl.u.s.ter of tumuli, or mounds of earth raised over the bodies of the slain, about twenty-five in number, of inconsiderable height. One of them is nearly forty feet in diameter, two are about half that size, and the rest very small.
[Sidenote: Coronation custom.]
[Sidenote: Cl.u.s.ter of tumuli.]
[B] ADDLE. The church in this town is considered to be one of the most perfect specimens of Roman architecture remaining in England. In 1702, the traces of an ancient Roman town, with fragments of urns, and of an aqueduct of stone were found in the adjacent moor.
[Sidenote: Roman architecture.]
[C] ADDLINGFLEET. A parish and township in the lower division of Osgold Cross, including the townships of Fockerby, Haldenby, and Eastoft. The village is situated very near the junction of the Trent with the Humber, the latter river being one of the largest in the kingdom, formed by the united waters of the Trent, Ouse, Derwent, Aire, and other minor streams. At this part it is about a mile broad, it is the Abus of Ptolemy. It runs towards the east, washing the port of Hull, where it receives the river called by the same name; from thence, taking a south-easterly direction, it expands itself into an estuary nearly seven miles across, and mingles with the German ocean. This river, which, with very few exceptions, receives all the waters of Yorkshire from the Ouse, and the greater part of those from the midland counties from the Trent, commands the inland navigation of very extensive and commercial parts of England; namely, those of the Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Severn, Thames, and Avon; it also forms the boundary between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
[Sidenote: Boundary between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.]
Map
Names of Places.
County
Number of Miles From
+--+-------------------+----------+--------------+-------------+ 7
Adlington to
Cheshire
Macclesfield 6
Stockport 6
22
Adlington[A] to
Lancaster
Wigan 4
Chorley 4
24
Addlethorpe to & pa
Lincoln
Alford 7
Spilsby 11
15
Adlestrop pa
Gloucester
Stow 4
Burford 11
22
Admarsh chap
Lancaster
Burton 11
Kirkby Lon 15
5
Adstock pa
Bucks
Winslow 3
Buckingham 4
28
Adstone ham
Northamp
Towcester 7
Daventry 8
8
Advent chap
Cornwall
Camelford 2
Bodmin 10
45
Adwalton[B] ham
W.R. York
Bradford 4
Leeds 7
31
Adwell pa
Oxford
Tetsworth 2
Thame 5
45
Adwick-on-Dearne ch
W.R. York
Rotherham 6
Barnsley 8
45
Adwick pa & to
W.R. York
Doncaster 4
Thorne 10
12
Aff-Piddle pa
Dorset
Dorchester 9
Bere Regis 4
7
Agden to
Chester
Malpas 3
Whitchurch 3
7
Agden to
Chester
Knutsford 6
Warrington 10
43
Agelthorpe to
N.R. York
Middleham 3
Bedale 6
8
Agnes, St[C] cha
Cornwall
Truro 9
Redruth 7
+--+-------------------+----------+--------------+-------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population +--+-------------------+-------------------------+------+------+ 7
Adlington to
Altringham 10
2
1066
22
Adlington[A] to
Bolton 9
264
1082
24
Addlethorpe to & pa
Wainfleet 9
134
176
15
Adlestrop pa
Moreton 6
86
196
22
Admarsh chap
Garstang 12
240
...
5
Adstock pa
Bicester 11
52
445
28
Adstone ham
Brackley 10
67
166
8
Advent chap
Launceston 15
230
246
45
Adwalton[B] ham
Huddersfield 8
192
...
31
Adwell pa
Watlington 4
41
48
45
Adwick-on-Dearne ch
Doncaster 7
167
145
45
Adwick pa & to
Pontefract 9
166
918
12
Aff-Piddle pa
Blandford 12
111
442
7
Agden to
Nantwich 11
177
104
7
Agden to
Altringham 1
179
99
43
Agelthorpe to
Masham 4
226
188
8
Agnes, St[C] cha
Falmouth 14
256
6642
+--+-------------------+-------------------------+------+------+
[A] ADLINGTON. Through this township runs the Leeds and Liverpool Ca.n.a.l.
It contains several coal mines. Adlington Hall, the seat of Sir Robert Clayton, Bart., was rebuilt about 1780; it stands in a low situation, on the borders of an extensive park, and contains some very good pictures, amongst which is a head of Charles I., taken after death. Ellerbeck Hall is the seat of John Hodson, Esq. In this neighbourhood is Park Hall, the seat of R.P. German, Esq. The inhabitants of Adlington are chiefly employed in the cotton manufactories of the vicinity.
[Sidenote: Seat of Sir. Robert Clayton, Bart.]
[B] ADWALTON formerly possessed a market which is now disused. On Adwalton Moor, a battle was fought, in 1642, between the Earl of Newcastle, commanding for the king, and the parliamentary general, Lord Fairfax, in which the latter was defeated.
_Fairs_, February 6, March 9, Easter Thursday, Thursday fortnight after Easter, Whit-Thursday; and every second Thursday thence to Michaelmas, for lean cattle; November 5, and December 23.
[Sidenote: Battle fought here in 1642.]
[C] St. AGNES is situated on the Bristol Channel. The town and parish, including a considerable mining district, is thickly strewed with the cottages of the miners. It is more frequently called Lighthouse Island, from a very high and strong light-house erected here, to warn the mariner from the rocks, which are more numerous about this than any other of the Scilly Islands. This building is upwards of sixty feet high, and stands on the most elevated ground. The light is produced by twenty-one parabolic reflectors of copper, plated with silver, and having each an argand lamp in its focus. The reflectors are disposed of in three cl.u.s.ters, of seven in each cl.u.s.ter, and the frame in which they are fixed stands perpendicularly to the horizon, on a shaft united to a machine below, which makes the whole revolve every two minutes. By this motion the light progressively sweeps the whole horizon; and by its gradual intermission and increase, it is readily distinguished from any other. Its brilliancy is also extraordinary; and by these combined efforts its benefits are greatly increased, as the seaman is at once rendered completely sensible of his situation. This light was designed by the ingenious Mr. Adam Walker, (lecturer on natural and experimental philosophy,) under whose inspection it was constructed. The light-house itself is of stone, and was erected, as appears from an inscription over the door, by Captain Hugh Till, and Captain Simon Bayley, in the year 1680. The charges attending the light are defrayed by the Trinity House.
At St. Agnes is a pilchard fishery. St. Agnes' Beacon, six hundred and sixty-four feet above the level of the sea, is formed out of an ancient cairn, or tumulus of stones; near which, a summer-house has been built, from whence is a fine view of St. Ives, and an extensive sea prospect.
Near the same spot is St. Agnes' Well, of which many miraculous stories are in circulation, from its presumed holy and sanative properties.
This place gave birth to John Opie, whose persevering genius advanced him to the highest rank in his profession. He was born at Harmony Cot, in May 1761. The opening years of his existence indicated that he must plod through life in the dull occupation of a carpenter, as successor to his father and grandfather. He distinguished himself at a very early period, for originality and strength of mind, and at twelve years of age commenced an evening school in St. Agnes, teaching arithmetic and writing, and reckoning amongst his scholars some who had nearly doubled his years. His first humble attempts at portrait painting were with a s.m.u.tty stick, against the white-washed wall of his paternal cottage, where he exhibited, in _dark colours_, very striking likenesses of the whole family. His next step was to draw with ochre on cartridge paper.
He was apprenticed to his father, but from some unascertainable cause was turned over to a sawyer; and it was literally in the bottom of a saw-pit that Dr. Walcot, better known by the appellation of Peter Pindar, (who had previously seen and admired some of Opie's rude drawings,) first beheld this untutored child of genius, under whose patronage he was protected, and his fame promoted. After visiting Exeter, (where he was persuaded to change his surname, which originally was Hoppy, to that of Opie,) finding his success was commensurate with his abilities, it was soon determined they should be brought to act in a wider sphere; and, in 1780, the Doctor and his pupil repaired to London, where not agreeing as to the mode of living together, they separated, and although their attachment had been cemented by long-continued kindness, subsequently to this period, yet they were never after cordially united. The opinion Opie entertained of the services which he had received from the Doctor, may be gathered from the following curious _note of hand_, which was said to be in the possession of the latter: "I promise to paint, for Dr. Walcot, any picture or pictures, he may demand, as long as I live; otherwise, I desire the world will consider me as a ... ungrateful son of a ..., John Opie." It is not certain that he ever deviated from this voluntary obligation, but it is matter of pleasant remark, that he always made his friend pay eighteen-pence for the canva.s.s! Opie was as fortunate in London as he had been at Exeter.
To Pindar, however, he was indebted for his introduction to public notice. Through him his pictures were shown to Mrs. Boscawen, by whom Opie was introduced to the late Mrs. Delaney, who procured for him the notice of King George III. An opportunity was contrived for the royal family to see his picture of the _The Old Beggar Man_; soon after which, Opie was honoured with a command to repair to Buckingham House. The artist's account of this interview was given in the following characteristical manner to Walcot, who has often been heard to relate it with great humour. "There was Mr. West," said Opie, "in the room, and another gentleman. First, her majesty came in; and I made a sad mistake in respect to her, till I saw her face, and discovered by her features that she was the queen. In a few minutes his majesty came hopping in. I suppose," said Opie, "because he did not wish to frighten me. He looked at the pictures and liked them; but he whispered to Mr. West--'tell the young man I can only pay a gentleman's price for them.'" The picture which his majesty bought was that of _A Man Struck by Lightning_. The price given was 10, with which Opie returned to the Doctor full of spirits. His friend, when he heard the story, said, "Why, John, thou hast only got 8. for thy picture." "Indeed, but I have though," cried Opie, "for I have got the 10. safe in my pocket." On this he showed him the money. "Aye," rejoined the Doctor, "but dost thou know his majesty has got the frame for nothing, and that is worth 2." "D--- it, so he has," cried Opie--"I'll go back and knock at the door, and ask for the frame; D--- it, I will." He was actually about to put his resolve into execution, till dissuaded by the Doctor. Popularity naturally followed this notice of royalty. The ladies, however, soon deserted him, as his likenesses were not flattering; for where Nature had been n.i.g.g.ardly, Opie refused to be liberal. He afterwards became better acquainted with the art of pleasing them; a change which has been attributed to Mrs.
Opie, who used to stand over him, and endeavour to make him sensible of the graces of the female form. It was in the year 1786, that Mr. Opie became known as an exhibitor at Somerset House; soon after which he aspired to academical honours, and ultimately attained the rank of Royal Academician, and afterwards succeeded Fuseli, in the professorship of painting. He was twice married, but at what period his first hymeneal union occurred we are not informed--it was inauspicious. His second marriage, which took place on May 8, 1798, was more fortunate; and in the society of the late Mrs. Opie, the amiable author of many beautiful and interesting literary compositions, he enjoyed a delightful relief from the toilsome duties of his profession. Mr. Opie was in the daily acquisition of wealth and fame, and rapidly advancing to the very zenith of popularity, when his mortal career was suddenly closed by death, on Thursday, April 9, 1807, in the forty-sixth year of his age. "As a portrait painter he has great claims to praise, particularly in his men, which are firm, bold, and freely delineated, and occasionally well coloured. His women are heavy, inelegant, and chiefly accompanied with a hardness that destroys all beauty."
[Sidenote: Very high and strong light-house.]
[Sidenote: St. Agnes' beacon.]
[Sidenote: Birth-place of John Opie, the painter.]
[Sidenote: First attempts at portrait painting.]
[Sidenote: Genius fostered by Dr. Walcot.]
[Sidenote: Anecdotes of Opie.]
[Sidenote: Introduction to the King.]
[Sidenote: Opie's relation of his interview with royalty.]
[Sidenote: Royal economy.]
[Sidenote: First known as an exhibitor at Somerset House, 1786.]
[Sidenote: Died in 1807.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+------------------------+------------+-------------+---------------+ 9
Aglionby to
c.u.mberland
Carlisle 3
Brampton 6
22
Aighton to
Lancaster
c.l.i.theroe 6
Blackburn 7
43
Aikber to
N.R. York
Middleham 5
Richmond 6
46
Aike to
E.R. York
Beverley 6
M. Weighton 9
9
Aikton to & pa
c.u.mberland
Wigton 4
Carlisle 9
24
Ailsby pa
Lincolnshire
Gt. Grimsby 4
Caistor 9
28
Ailsworth ham
Northamp
Peterboro 4
M. Deeping 9
43
Ainderby Myers to
N.R. York
Catterick 3
Richmond 4
43
Ainderby Quernhow to
N.R. York
Thirsk 6
Northallerton 8
43
Ainderby Steeple to & pa
N.R. York
Bedale 5
2
9
Ainstable pa
c.u.mberland
Penrith 11
Carlisle 11
46
Ainstie dis
W.R. York
43
Aiskew to
N.R. York
Bedale 1
Northallerton 6
44
Aismondersly
W.R. York
Ripon 1
Aldborough 5
22
Ainsworth to
Lancaster
Manchester 7
Bury 3
9
Ainthorn to
c.u.mberland
Wigton 10
Carlisle 12
22
Aintree to
Lancaster
Liverpool 6
Ormskirk 8
44
Airton to
W.R. York
Settle 6
Skipton 6
43
Airyholme to
N.R. York
New Malton 7
York 16
43
Aisenby to
N.R. York
Borobridge 6
Ripon 6
43
Aislaby to & pa
N.R. York
Whitby 2
Scarboro 18
13
Aislaby to
Durham
Stockton 4
Darlington 11
24
Aisthorpe to & pa
Lincoln
Lincoln 7
Gainsboro 12
29
Akeld to
Northumb
Wooler 2
Coldstream 9
5
Akeley to & pa
Bucks
Brackley 9
Buckingham 3
36
Akenham pa
Suffolk
Ipswich 4
Woodbridge 9
18
Albans, St[A] bo & to
Herts
Watford 8
Dunstable 12
+--+------------------------+------------+-------------+---------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population +--+-----------------------+---------------------------+-----+---------+ 9
Aglionby to
Penrith 18
302
107
22
Aighton to
Preston 12
210
1980
43
Aikber to
Bedale 4
234
43
46
Aike to
Gt. Driffield 7
190
86
9
Aikton to & pa
Abbey-holm 7
309
753
24
Ailsby pa
Barton 15
165
28
Ailsworth ham
Stamford 9
83
289
43
Ainderby Myers to
Middleham 7
222
43
Ainderby Quernhow to
Ripon 7
217
107
43
Ainderby Steeple to & pa
Darlington 12
223
802
9
Ainstable pa
Kirk Oswald 5
295
46
Ainstie dis
...
199
8740
43
Aiskew to
Richmond 9
223
586
44
Aismondersly
Masham 7
212
22
Ainsworth to
Bolton 8
189
1584
9
Ainthorn to
Gretna Green 8
315
203
22
Aintree to
Prescott 10
212
247
44
Airton to
Arnecliff 7
230
179
43
Airyholme to
Helmsley 6
223
43
Aiseny to
Thirsk 5
211
43
Aislaby to & pa
Pickering 15
237
402
43
Aislaby to
Yarm 1
244
143
24
Aisthorpe to & pa
Kirton 12
140
89
29
Akeld to
Kirk Newton 3
322
171
5
Akeley to & pa
Sto. Stratford 6
59
291
36
Akenham pa
Needham 7
73
119
18
Albans, St[A] bo & to
Hatfield 6
21
4772
+--+------------------------+--------------------------+-----+---------+
[A] St. ALBANS is situated on the river Ver, or Muss, and consists of three parishes; parts of two of which, extend beyond the limits of the borough. It is said to have been the site of the ancient British metropolis of Ca.s.sibela.n.u.s, and is very near that of the ancient Roman Verulam, mentioned by Tacitus, being the same as the Saxon Watlingceaster, so called because seated on the road called Watling-street. It was here that Queen Boadicea made her celebrated a.s.sault on the Romans, and failed, after an immense slaughter of seventy thousand men. In 795, Offa, king of Mercia, erected an abbey here, in memory of St. Alban, the British protomartyr, who was born here in the third century. He served in the Roman army, but was converted to Christianity by a monk, named Amphilabus, and suffered during the Dioclesian persecution, A.D. 303. The abbey subsequently obtained great privileges, and became very rich, the revenues at the dissolution amounting to upwards of 2500. per annum. Monastic foundations had their origin in this country, about the time of St. Augustine, who came from Rome, to convert the Pagan Saxons to Christianity; and when Offa ascended the throne of Mercia, about twenty great monasteries had been founded in England, and about the same number of episcopal sees established. Offa's zeal prompted him to do what many of his crowned predecessors had done; but being undetermined whom to select as the patron saint of his establishment, it is recorded that, while at the city of Bath, an angel appeared to him in the silence of the night, desiring him to raise out of the earth the body of Alban, the first British martyr, and place his remains in a suitable shrine. Even the memory of Alban had been lost for three hundred and forty years; but the king a.s.sembling his clergy and people at Verulam, an active search was made for his body with prayer, fasting, and alms; when it is said a ray of light was seen by all to stand over the place of burial, similar to the star that conducted the magi to Bethlehem. The ground was therefore opened, and, in the presence of the king, the body of Alban was found.
Offa is said to have placed a golden circle round the head of the deceased, with an inscription, to signify his name and t.i.tle, and immediately caused the remains of the saint to be conveyed to a small chapel, without the walls of Verulam, as the town was then called, until a more n.o.ble edifice could be raised for its reception. This is said to have occurred on the 1st day of August, 791, four hundred and ninety-four years after the martyrdom of Alban. Offa afterwards made a journey to Rome, and obtained the desired privileges of his intended foundation, with great commendations for his zeal and piety, from the pope, when he undertook to build a stately church and monastery, to the memory of St. Alban. From this abbey the town originated, which early obtained considerable importance. The abbey church, which claims particular attention for its size, beauty, and antiquity, is constructed of Roman brick, to which age has given the appearance of stone. A stone screen, erected before the communion table, in 1461, is much admired for the richness and lightness of its sculpture. The tombs of the founder, Offa, and that of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, are shown here; and, not many years ago, the leaden coffin, containing the body of the latter, was opened, and the corpse found nearly entire. The Roman antiquities discovered on the site have been very numerous. The effect of the venerable abbey, when seen from a distance, is extremely imposing; situated upon an eminence, its ma.s.sive towers rise majestically above the houses of the ancient town, which is well, known to have derived its first importance from the Romans, since which, it has increased chiefly under the protecting influence of successive abbots of this rich and powerful monastery. The prospect of its mouldering ruins, forces upon the mind a melancholy train of reflection on the instability of all human inst.i.tutions.
_Market_, Sat.u.r.day.--_Fairs_, March 25 and 26; October 10 and 11, for horses, cows, sheep, and hiring servants.--_Inns_, Angel, and White Hart.--_Mail_ arrives 10.15 P.M. Departs 4.30 A.M.
[Sidenote: Originally the British metropolis.]
[Sidenote: King Offa's extraordinary vision, which induced him to build the abbey.]
[Sidenote: St. Alban's body found after a lapse of 494 years; a golden circle placed round his head.]
[Sidenote: Duke of Gloucester's body found nearly entire.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+--------------------+-------+---------------+----------------+ 38
Albourn pa
Suss.e.x
Hurst 2
Brighton 8
33
Albrighton to & chap
Salop
Shrewsbury 4
Wem 7
33
Albrighton pa
Salop
Shiffnall 6
Bridgnorth 10
27
Alburgh pa
Norfolk
Harleston 3
Bungay 5
31
Albury pa
Oxford
Tetsworth 3
Thame 4
+--+--------------------+-------+---------------+----------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
+--+--------------------+-----------------------+------+---------+ 38
Albourn pa
Cuckfield 6
42
362
33
Albrighton to & chap
Ellesmere 12
157
1054
33
Albrighton pa
Wolverhamp 7
137
98
27
Alburgh pa
Norwich 16
103
586
31
Albury pa
Wheatley 3
45
239
+--+--------------------+-----------------------+------+---------+
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+---------------------+---------+----------------+------------+ 18
Albury pa
Herts
Bp Stortford 5
Standon 4
37
Albury pa
Surrey
Guildford 6
Dorking 7
27
Alby pa
Norfolk
Aylesham 6
Cromer 5
12
Alcester lib
Dorset
Shaftesbury 1
Sherborne 16
39
Alcester[A] m.t. & pa
Warwick
Warwick 16
Stratford 8
38
Alciston pa
Suss.e.x
Seaford 5
Hailsham 5
19
Alconbury pa
Hunts
Huntingdon 4
Kimbolton 8
19
Alconbury Weston chap
Hunts
... 5
... 8
27
Aldborough pa
Norfolk
Aylesham 5
Cromer 6
43
Aldborough to
N.R. York
Richmond 7
Darlington 5
46
Aldborough to & pa
E.R. York
Hull 11
Hornsea 6
45
Aldborough[B] pa & to
W.R. York
York 18
Thirsk 10
41
Aldbourn[C] to & pa
Wilts
Marlboro 7
Ramsbury 3
18
Aldbury pa
Herts
Tring 3
Dunstable 7
22
Aldcliffe ham
Lancaster
Lancaster 2
Garstang 10
36
Aldeburgh[D] m.t.
Suffolk
Orford 5
Saxmundha 7
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Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
+--+---------------------+--------------------------+-----+------+ 18
Albury pa
Buntingford 7
35
631
37
Albury pa
G.o.dalming 7
29
929
27
Alby pa
N. Walsham 6
26
346
12
Alcester lib
Salisbury 20
101
227
39
Alcester[A] m.t. & pa
Bromsgrove 12
103
2405
38
Alciston pa
Lewes 7
64
266
19
Alconbury pa
Stilton 9
63
765
19
Alconbury Weston chap
... 8
63
441
27
Aldborough pa
Holt 9
126
275
43
Aldborough to
Bernard Cas 10
240
522
46
Aldborough to & pa
Hedon 6
185
620
45
Aldborough[B] pa & to
Ripon 6
207
2447
41
Aldbourn[C] to & pa
Swindon 8
73
1418
18
Aldbury pa
Berkhampst 4
34
695
22
Aldcliffe ham
Kirk. Londs 17
238
96
36
Aldeburgh[D] m.t.
Dunwich 10
94
1341
+--+---------------------+-------------------------+------+------+
[A] ALCESTER is situated at the confluence of the two small rivers, Alne and Arrow, having a bridge over each. It is supposed to have been a Roman station; Roman coins, urns, and similar relics, having been frequently found here. The Roman way of Icknield Street also pa.s.sed through it, and from its situation it is deemed the Alana of Richard of Cirencester. It was anciently a borough by prescription, and of some note in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when it became the property of the Beauchamps, and afterwards of the Grevilles. The church is a fine gothic structure; the market is well supplied with corn; and the manufacture of needles is very extensive. Here is a Free School, founded by Walter Newport, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and various alms-houses and small charities, originating in different benefactors.
Traces of the site of an abbey, founded in the reign of King Stephen, to the north of the town, are still visible.
_Market_, Tuesday.--_Mail_ arrives 9-1/2 A.M., departs 8-1/2 P.M.--_Inn_, Angel.--_Fairs_, March 20, June 23, Tuesday before April 5, May 18, 2nd Tuesday in July, for cheese.
