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^T *<^-?\v . ...» ,. ^ ^-.F -X -.^ - THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ^^^P^Iffl'::-liSS';P ^m^m&PmM TOPOGRAPHY OF #ieat Mxituin, OR, BRITISH TRAVELLER .S POCKET DIRECTORY; BEING AN ACCURATE AHD COMPREHENSIVE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS: ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES^ WmCH FORM A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. IV. CONTAINING HAMPSHIRE, AND ISLES OF WIGHT, GUERNSEY, &c. &c. iiottlion: Printed, by Assignment from the Executors of the late C. Cooke., FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. *^ ; TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF Till COUNTY OF HANTS. Containing an Account of its Situation, Mines, Agriculture, Extent, Minerals, Fairs, Towns, Fisheries, Maricets, Koads, Manufactures, Curiosities, Rivers, Trade, Autiquilies, Lakes, Commerce, Natural History, Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, «&c. To which is prefixed, A COPIOUS TRAVELLIXG GUIDE : Exhibiting TTie Direct and princijial Oross Roads, Jnns and Distance of Stages, and Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Forming a COMPLETE COUNTY ITINERARY.' ALSO, A LIST OF THE FAIRS; And an Index Table, Shewing, at One View, the Distances of all the Towns from London, and from each other. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. Illustrated with a MAP OF THE COUNTY. llouDon t Printed, by Assignmentfroin the Executors of the late C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, NEEHLY AND JONES, PATERXOSTER-ROW AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1819. Skinner Street, Londou. Printed byG.Woodfall, Angel Court, . , jDA ( 3 ) A TABLE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE COUNTY, Their Distance from London, Markets, Number of Houses and Inhabitants, with the Time of the Arrival and Departure of the Tost. Hous- Inha Post Towns. I Departs. kets. es. bitants arrives. H. 11. iilresford Thurs. 196 1040 3J m \\k a Alton Sat. 897 2318 24 ra I2i a Audover .....•• Sat. G29 3295 5 m 9 a Basingstoke.,... Wed. 529 2656 2i m Hi a Eeaulieu ........ 1ST l9ll Blading,!. W. .. 82S 1218 Bronghton 138 608 Christchurch . Mon. 303 1553 11 m 3 a Emsworth 28-t 1358 11 m 6 a Fareham 690 3326 7i m 6| a Fordingbridge . Sat. 445 2259 10 m Gosport .......I gat. 1439 7788 8J m llavant 85T 1824 9i m 6* a Kingsclere.....! Tues. SOS 1863 Lymington Sat. 634 82G4 11 m 4 a Newport, I. "W. 657 8855 11 m s a Oditiam Sat. 193 1104 7 m 7 a Overton 224 1178 8i m loj a Petersfield Sat. 20S 1159 3i m lOi a Tu.Th. Portsmouth .... I 1084 7103 m 8 a Sat. 6i Ringwood..,, 658 3269 9i m 6 a Romsey Sat. SOS 4297 8 m 6 a Selboiirne. 123 770 Tu.Th. Southampton Sat. ^1578 6J m Stockbridge...... Thu. 145 663 7 m TitcbSeld 548 3227 Waltham Bishops Frid. 59 330 Whitchurch Frid. 173 818 4 m 10 a Winchester W.S. 1087 6705 4| m lo§ a Yarmouth, I. W. Frid. 84 427 10 m 2 a The rate of postage for a single letter varies from Qd, Xo 8d, tthrougUout the county. A 2 4 INDEX Of Distances from Toivn to Tomi, in the Ctmntp cf l^antB. To find the distance from Aliesford to Yarmouth, I. W. See AlrcBford on the top aud Yarmouth I. W. ou the side; carry your eight to the column where both meet which gives the distance, r«. 42. '* •o •* m t» ^ «' u5 '„ »- o o ao r- aa s .^S^l! 1^ 2 -E - S. j2 "5 ..III, ^ i ,^1^2,.,^ 2 S '^ lilt 15' 11] i: o i^ tal ' 't I ; ; X o c^ o C-. tr -• " U4 CO I I I "it l-f ! o i~ :<: :; 1 ^ -P J «.lillfllfL Hl^rt ",CS1C»I-I'ij5,i0,;;ii~ •.ll'^ll'lil'lllili. 1 » ^1-15 o -f ' * o JD I « to 3 I O H n AN ITINERARY OF ALL THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS, HAMPSHIRE, AND THE DIRECT ROAD FROM LONDON. IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED THE STAGES, INNS, AND GENTLEMEN^S SEATS. N. B. The first Coluimi cimtains the Names of Places passed through ; the Figures that follow shew the Distances from Place to Place, Tmvn to Toum, and Stages ; and in the last Coluvm are the names of Gentlemcyi's Seals and Inns. The right and Icjt of the Roads are distinguished by the letters 11. and L. LONDON TO WINCHESTER. Knightsbridge On L. a T. R. to Fulham. Kensington If 0« R. the Palace through Holland Houses Lord Hol- land. Hammersmith Sf On L. the Margravine of Anspach and W, Hunter., esq, R. Rickards, esq. R. Turnham Green On L. Sutton court—Sidebot' ton, esq. and Little Sutton Chisfivick on L. on L. of avhich, at Chis" civicki see Chisnvick House, London stiie Duke of Devonshire, and Grove House, Rev. Mr. Lonvth. On R. of Turnham Green, Ke<w on L. 6\ M. Fairla^wnHouse— Thomp- son, esq. Brentford 7i Enterrfig on L. see Ke<w- bridge and Palace, Brent- ford bridge, the Grand Junction Canalivhich com- mences at Braunston in OF THE ROADS IN HAMPSHIRE. 7 Northamptonshire, and forms a junction nvith the Oxford. It here unites nvith the Thames, after running 93^ Miles. Cross the Brent, Through Brentford on L. cwhose course on R. Sion House, Duke of Nor- is from Greenford^ thumberland, on R. Sio7i and on L. into the Hill, Duke of Thames. and opposite Sion Lodge, Cross the Grand about 1 M. to R. Osterley Junction Canal. park. Earl of Jersey. Smallberry Green 1 8i Spring Grove, Rt. Hon. Sir Jos. Banks, Bart. Hounslow George 9i About 1 M. on L. JVJiitton At the end of Place, G. Gostling, esq. Hounsloiv on^. a and fVhitton Park nvith T.R.throughRead- its fine cedars of Lebanon, ing to Bath over Sir B. Hobhouse and Sam. Hounslofw Heath. Prime, esq. near it Whit- Cross the old R. a tonDean, Is, Campbell,esq. branch ofthe Colne. Powder Mills iH \ M. beyond on L. Hannvorth Cross the Ne^v House, Hon. Mrs. Dal- R. a branch of the rymple. Colne, at Babe Bridge, on L. it loses itselfinBushy Park. Bedfont I2| Stannuell Place, Sir J. Gib- Cross the Colne bons, Bart, and Stannvell R. Entrance of House, Sir E. F. Stanhope, Staines, on L. a T, Bart. 2 M. beyond on R. R. to Kingston 9iM. Staines 16i Cross the Thames R. to Egham, Sur- li 17| rey. On R. a T. R, to 48 ITINERARY OF THE Reading hy Fro^- more and Windsor^ 23 M. Egham Hill isi A little on R. Egham Park, On R. a T.R, to — Parry, esq. beyond a Reading, through White House on Cooper's Windsor Great Hill, B. Flounders, esq. on Park 19 M. R. Fisc. Btdkeley, andfur- Cross Englejield ther Lord Longford. Heath. ^ Virginia Water 20\ Near on L. the obelisk built nvhich runs on L. by the late Duke of Cum- to Chertsey and the berland. Thames. On R. a T. R. to Oaking- ham. Over Egham Common Shrubs Hill l|21: On R. the Earl of Rothes, Over Bagshot beyond on R. Tilnest, Sir Heath, Home Popham, and ?2ear is Sihvood Park, Sir J. Sibbald, Bart. Bagshot 4j26 On Bagshot Heath on R. see Windsor Great Park ; on \..St. Ann's Hill,Hon. Mrs. Fox : Within one mile of Bagshot on L. see Hatton Hill, E. Bratton, esq. and a little further, Windles- ham House, L. Foivler, esq. and Hall Grove, B. Birt, esq. Golden Farmer 1| 27i Entering Bagshot on 'K.Bag- On L. a T.R. to shot Park, H. H. the Duke Farnham lo|- M. of Gloucester—opposite a and to Alton 20. conspicuous Tonver. In Cross the Black Bagshot Qfi L. Lady Spen- nvoter R. to Hants. cer, — ROADS IN HAMPSHIRE. 9 Blackwater 30 Near on L. a remarkable Over Bagshot obelisk. Heath to Hartley Row Haitford 35|Inn. White Lion, Bridge 36 On L. El'vetham, Gene- Near Murrel ral Gnvynne ; Bramshill Green, onL.a T. Park, Sir R, Cope, Bart, R.toOdihamS\M. R. 5 M. on L. Dogmerfield Murrel Green 38 Park, Lady Mildmay, Hook 1 M. from Hartley Roav On R. fl ne^u on R. fFest Green the Road to Reading, Earl of Errol, and onlu, 12 M. ; on L. to Winchfield Beauclerk, esq, Alton 12. Tilney Hall, W, Pole Tilney O-ver HookConi' Long Wellesley, esq. mon to Water End Maplederwell 7 About 1 M. beyond on L. see li Hatch 5 Hack<wood Park, Lord Bolton, Basingstoke Canal 42|: Basing 43i Newram's 7 44| Turnpike 3 Basingstoke 45 Near is Woolnjerston Park, On R. a T. R. Dowager Lady C, Pole, to Reading, 16 The Basingstoke Canal passes near Odiham, and Popham lane 51 50| joins the R. Wey a small On R. a T. R. to distancefrom the Thames, Stockbridge\5\M. Near 2 M.from the road Popham 52 is Farleigh Wallop, Earl of Portsmouth, East Stratton Park 53| East Stratton Park,Sir Tho, New Inn 57| Baring, Bt. about 3 miles King's Worthy from East Stratton 2 M, Headbourn > onL., is Grange Park, H, 601 Worthy 3 Drummond, esq. about 1 M. beyond Avington Park, Marquis of Buckingham^ — 10 ITINERARY OF THE Winchester Iv62| Just through on R. see the On R. a T. R. to K'wg's House used for Whitchurch 13 M. Barracks during the War. Andouer 13|: and St. Croix at, is the Hospital. Stockbridge sf and on L. to Southamp- ton 11| and to Cosport 23 J. SALISBURY TO BAGSHOT, THROUGH ANDOVER, WHITCHURCH, OVERTON, BASINGSTOKE, AND HARTFORD-BRIDGE. Salisbury to Cross the river Bourne.