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THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ; TOPOGRAPHY OF OR, BRITISH TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY; BEING AN ACCURATE AND COMPREHENSIVE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN 0n0latttf, ^cotlantr, atitr WiSiU^, WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS: ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES, WHICH FORM A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. IX. CONTAINING SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK. IJlontron: Printed, hy Assignment from the Executors of the late C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLT'P.S. ; A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK; Containing an Account of its Situation, Minerals, Markets, Extent, Fisheries, Curiosities, Towns, Manufactures, Antiquities, Roads, Commerce, Biography, Rivers, Agriculture, Natural History, Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, &c. To which is prefixed, A COPIOUS TRAVELLING GUIDE; Exhibiting the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns, and Dte". tances of Stages, and Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats FORMING A A COMPLETE COUNTY ITINERARY: ALSO, A LIST OF THE MARKETS AND FAIRS, AND AN INDEX TABLE, Shewing, at one View, the Distances of all the Towns frem London, and of Towns from each other. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. Illustrated with A MAP OF THE COUNTY. Hontron: Printed, by Assignment from the Executors of the late C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER-ROW; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. B. IVrMillan, Printer, Bow-stieet, Coveat-gardcn. (3) s a a 1 (4) ^ <£ CC -3< QD C< W o H J S >,(C, u^ — ^ fC iC CO o-3-^ — f^ r; no g< . rt ^ V TT c< o -q- lO p» (N_-» Oh ^ ^ B o S - »rt IN c< -* "- ^> f^! -^ F" g< I-^! ."w,-- — 3•o<^^c^«(N<^^r;<^^^c!0•^- ^'^ 3-ocxxoc«x — r-F-ct^-»f """ S r s : 2 OrJ<X(NiXCC-, OCCtJ-iNX fOC^ — -^ — M ^ <N n Tf — — — s ^ - •"5 ?*^95*?^2®'-'-2c;?? — 3*^ — — ^Z i; S. 'J J< ^i fi — g) p< g4 — rt <N , ct <N !N M t^ X c. c t^ -s" Esq >« rt r^ C4 tC c< >- — g) g« ^ (N ? ^ >-? C< rt l£ o ^ it ; (5) A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Their Distance from London, Markets, Houses, and Inhabitants; with the Time of the Arrival and Departure of the Post. Towne. Dist. ; AN ITINERARY OF ALL THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK: IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED THE STAGES, INNS, AND GENTLEMEN'S SEATS. iV. B. The first Column contains the Names of Places passed through; thefigures that follow ^ shew the Distances from. Place to Place, Town to Town, and Stages ; and in the last Column are the Names of Gentletnen^s Seats, and Jnns, The right and left of the Roads are distinguished by the letters R. and L. LONDON TO BURY ST. EDMUND'S. From Whitechapel- church, Middle- sex Bow Cross the Lea ri- vePf and enter Es- sex. Stratford, Essex • • Stratford-house, Lord He- On L. a T. R. niker, L. ; 07ie mile and to Lozolayton, and a half beyond, Upton' thence to Waltham- house, Henry Pelley, esq. stow. Near a quar- R. ter ofa milefart her, on L. to Epping; on R. to West Ham thence toEast Ham, and thence to Bark- ing, Ilfoibrd 3^ H Hford-place, R. Wtstky ;: ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. Cross the rh Hall, esq. ; Wi/efields, Roiling, R. Westley Half., jun. Chadwell 2i and Valentines., the seat of Charles Welsteadj esq. L.—Inns: Angely Red Liony White Hart. The Whalebone 10 Originally 28 feet long; belonged to a whale caught in the river Thames dur- ing the protectorship of Oliver Cromwell. See also Marks, the seat of — Peacockf esq. L. Romford •••• u 111 Marshallsy Rowland Ste- On R. a T. U. to phenson, esq. L. ; two Greys Thurrock. miles distant, at Haver- ing-bower, Bower-house, Countess ofPaulett ; and Bedfords, Joseph Quin- cey, esq. Farther on L. Pergo-park, E.R. Howe, esq.; and beyond Rom- ford, Gidea-hall, Alexan- der Black, esq.—Inns Dolphin, Golden Lion, White Hart. Hare-Street 12| Hare-street Cottage, Mrs. Rep ton ; 4' beyond Hare- hall, Benjamin Severn, esq,; and near it. Hare- lodge, T. Jackson, esq., R. Three miles beyond Hare- street, on L. is Dagnam- park, Sir Thos. Neave, bart. — Inn : The Uni- corn. Brook-Street 16^ Boyles unoccupied; Ropers, Capt, Hirst; Warley- place. Gen. Bonham; 4* beyond Brook-street, see — ITINERARY OF THE Kiln-house, Dr. Kavan- nah, R. JVear Brook' Street, on L. is Weald- hall, the residence of Christ. F. Tower, esq.; near which is Rocketts, the seat of the late Earl St. Vincent.— Inn : The ^Bull. Brentwood • • • • n 18 Thorndon-hall, LordPetre, On R. a T. R. to R. — Inns: Crown, White Tilbury Fort. Hart. Shenfield 19 Shenjield-place, L. ; 2 tniles On R. a T. R. to distant, on R. Hut ton- Billericiiy. hall, James Forbes, esq. MountressingStreet 21 Before, see Fitz Walters, vulgarly called the Round- home, J. Hall, esq. ; Thor- by-priory, John Grant, esq. ; and farther, SniitKa- hall, R.A. Crickett, esq. L. Ingatestone • 23 Before, see lugatestone-hall, — Coverdale, esq. R. Inns: Petre Arms, Spread Eagle, Crown. Margarettinor Street 25 Copfold-hall, Richard Va- On R. a T. R. to chell,esq.; and near it. Muldon, Writ tie-park, C. Porter, esq. L. ; beyond, ][laso- netts, — Hurlock, esq.; and The Hyde, John Dis- ney, esq. Stisted 26 i Highlands, P. C. Labou- Widford ... 271 chere, esq. Moulsham • 28i Cross the Cam river. Chelmsford . 29 Inns : Black Boy, Saracens At the end of the Head. ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. town, on L. a T. R. to Epping; onh.a T. R. to Broornfield 311 Little Waltham . , Waltham-lodge, — Saville, On L. a T. R. to esq.; and Waltham-rec- Dunmow; cross the tory, H. Sandford, esq. Chelmer, R. R, Blackwater St. Anue's . Inn: The Castle. Young's-End , . 38 Inn: Green Dragon. Braintree . 401 Onl^a T. R^ to Colchester, through Coggeshall, and to Wtthanif on R. to I)u?imow. Bocking-Street . 41^ Cross the Blackwa- ter river. High-Garret . 43 Two miles beyond, on L. On L. a T. R. to Gosjield-place, Jas. Good- Haverhillj and to eve Sparrow, esq. Sudbury, by Castle- Hedingham, Cross the Coin river. Halstead 46| Colne-park, Phillip Hills, On R. a T. R. to esq.; Sloe-Jartn, C. Han- Haverhill; on R. to bury, esq.; and one mile Colchester. distant, Dynes-h<dl,John Sperling, esq. L. —Inn : The George. Parmer's-Street . 491 Near Parmer's-Street, at Twinsted, Sir George Denys, bart. R. Bulmer Tye . ^4 521 Beyond, on R. is Ryes- On L. a T. R. to lodge, N. Barnardiito?i, Castle- Hedingham. esq.; and one mile be- Cross the Stuur ri- yond, on L. Auberies, C. ver, and enter Suf- Greenrvood, esq. 4l>(^^t folk. three miles distant, at . 10 ITINERARY OF THE Gestingthorpe.Over-ludlj Edward Walker, esq.; and three miles and a half distant, at Boxted- hall, Rev. Geo. Poolej/, R. Sudbury, Suffolk 2i 54. Inns : Rose and Crown, On R. a T. R. Szian. to Lavenham. The T. R. on L. to Rod- bridge .... Beyond RodhridgeStreet, see Lyston-hall, Sir Wil' Ham Parker, bart. Long Melford . 58 Melford-place, and Mel- ford-hall, the property of Sir W. Parker, hart. Near this is Acton-place, Lord Hone, L. One mile and a half beyond Long Melford, on L. is Kent- well-hall, — Dawson, esq., and three milesJar- ther, Chadacre-hall, — Pamplin,esq.— Inn: The Bull. Alpheton Three miles distant, on L. Somerton-house, Rev. Dr. Madeley. Bradfield Before, on L. at two miles distance on the road, see Coldham-hall, — Met- calf, esq.; andfarther to the left, Plumpton-hall, Sir Thomas Hammond. At Bradfield, on R. is Bradfield - hall. Miss Young; one mile and a half beyond Bradfeld, on L. Chapel-house. Welnelham 2^ 68l\Hawsteadfarm, Hen. Met- ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. 11 Three quarters of calf, esq. L. ; beyond Wei- a mile before Bury netham, on R. is Rush' St. Edmund's, on R. brook-hall, Robert Rush- a T. R. to Stow- brook, esq. Market ; thence to Ipswich. Bury St. Ed- mund's . 2| 71 Inns : Bell, Half-Moon, Six Bells. STRATFORD-BRIDGE TO YARMOUTH- BRIDGE, through IPSWICH. Stratford-bridge to OnL.a T. R. to Hadleigh; thence io Bildeston. Cross-green ... 4 Copdock ... 3 Hintlesham-hallf the Misses Lloyd. On L. a T. R. to Bramford. Hadleigh guide-post H 101 Cross the Orwell river. Chantry, Charles Streynson Collinson, esq. L. ; Birk' field-lodge. Count Lin- singen; Holy-Wells, J. Cobbold, esq. Ipswich . lOf Inns : Golden Lion, White On L. a T. R. to Horse. Claydon. 3i Kesgrave . 14 On L. Rev. Dr. Fonnerenu ; and beyond, on R. Red- home, M. Edgar, esq.; and on the opposite hank of the Orwell river, at Woolverston, Woolver- ston-hall, C, Berners, esq. 12 ITINEnARY Of THE Marllesham 2| lef •••• VVOODBRIDGE If 18| Inns : Crown, and Roi/al Oak. The Priory, an ancient brick house, south of the church. Admiral Car' thew. Melton T. G. 20 On R. leaving the toain, On R. a T. R. to C. Sharp f esq.; and be- Orford. yond, on L. Bredfield- house, J. Purcell Fitzge- rald, esq. Uflford-Street 21i Ufford-place, Rev. Charles Brook. Petistree • • • • 22| Loudham'hall, — Macdo- nald, esq. ; and near it, the remains of Campsey Nunnery. Two miles, on R. Rendlesham-house, T. Orby Hunter, esq. ; Glc- vering-hall, A. Arch- deckney, esq. Wickham-Market 23i At Easton, Easton-hall, Cross the river Earl of Rochford, L. Deben.

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