B THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES NJ ; TOPOGRAPHY OF <!lreat l^tjtain, OR, BRITISH TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY BEING AN ACCURATE AND CODIFREBEKSIVE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN 0ttglanti, Scotlanlr, anU W^^lt^, WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS: ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES, WHICH FORAI A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. xvin. CONTAINING NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE. Hottlion: Printed, bi/ Assignment from the Executors of the latt C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW; AND fQLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS, TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COVNTY OF NOTTINGHAM. Containing an Account of its Situatioa, Minerals, Markets, Extent, Fisheries, Curiosities, Xowns, Manuactures, Antiquities, Roads, Commerce, Biography, Hivers, Agriculture, Natural History^ Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, &c. To which is prefixed, A COPIOUS TRAVELLING GUIDE: Exhibiting, The Direct and principal Cross RoadSt Inns and DistanceoJ Stagei, Noblemen's and Gentlemen''s Scats, Forming a COMPLETE COUNTY ITINERARY. Also, A LIST OF THE FAItlSJ And an Index Table, Siiewlng, at One View, the Distances of the Towns from London, and from each other. BY GEORGE ALEXANDER COOKE, Editor of the Universal System, of Geography^ Illustrated with A MAP OF THE COUNTY. EottUont Printed for C. COOKE, No. 17. Paternoster Rov, by G. Brimmer, Water Lane, Fleet Street, And sold by all tlu* Booksellers ia the United Kingdom, fear — AN ITINERARY of all the DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. In which are included the Stages, Inns, and ' Gentlemen's Seats. N'. B. The first column contains the Names of Places passed through / the Figures that follow shczu the Distancesfrom Place to Place, Toion to Town, and Stages ; and in the last Column art the names of Gentlemen's Heats and Inns. The right and left of the. Roads ait distinguished by the letters R and L. JOUf€NEY FROM BALDERTON TO BAWTRY, THUOUGH EAST RETfOKD. BaLDEPvTON T.O. to Newark. Inns Kingston Arms,Raijt, Saracen's Head. About one mile and a half to the L. of NcuHirky Kel- ham Hall, George Sutton^ esq ; beyond which is Averham Fark, taU G. Sutton, esq. 6 iTiNERAnv TF Tirr TrXFORD 2i West Markham If ]VI ark ham Moor, T. G. On 11. a T. K to Lincoln ; on L, the Forest road to Barnby MoorInn. Gamston Cross the Ches- ierjield canal. East Rettord On R. a T. R. to Gainsborovgh. Crois the Idle river. Barnby Moor Inn OnL.aT.n to Bhjth. Tarworth llanskiil Scrooby Bawtry, York- shire. — ROADS IN NOTTlN'GirAMSHIRr, r On L. a T. R.to touy €sq. L. ; and about SouihwelL four miles beyond Kelham, Kneewall ' 9 on L. at BeesthorpCy Tho- Ompton 1 104 mas Bristow, esq. Wellow 1| Sir Francis Molyneaux, L. ; and about a mile farther to the I>. liiiffoi^d, Hon, Richard Lunilei/ Saville. Otlerton 13 Inn. Hop-pole. Cross the river Beyond on L. at EdzoinstoWy Marm. Dr. Oakes, — Boothby, Budby 16 esq. and —- Mills. esq,; be- Croaa the river tween Oilerton and Bud- by^ on R. Thoresby Farky Earl ofManvers. ^arburton ^8 ClumberPark, Duke ofNew- castle, R, and near two milesfarther, on L. Wel- beck Abbey, Marquis of Titchfield. \VoRKSOP 31| Inns.— George, Red Lion* Crass the Ckes- Worksop Manor, Duke of terfleld canal. Norfolk, L. 'OnL.a T. R.to Shejildd, on R. to Bli/th. Carltoa 'M- At Carlton, Carlton Hall, R. Raynsden, esq. ; on L, Walling Wells, W.W^ite, esq. Langold, J. G. Knight, csj, l-t. Coldthorpc 2i 27| Near on L. between Letwell and Firbeck, Park Hill, M. A, Taylor, esq. ; and beyond Goldthorpe on L. Sandbeck Park^ Earl of Scarborough, — ^ B ITINERARY OF THE JOURNEY FROM UPPER BROUGHTON TO MANSFIELD. THROUGH NOTTING^A^f. Upper Broughton. A mile beyondXJpper JBrmigh' to ton, on L. F. Morris, esq, and three quarters of a Diile farther, oji L. Joseph Darbi/, eaq. Plum tree 6^ William Hallam, tsq. R. ; a Before Trent mile bet/ond Flumtreey on bridge, on R. a T. R, — NealCf esq. R. to^^ewark ; on L. to Loughbo- rough. 1 rent Bridge 11 Cfuss the river Trent. Nottingham 12 Inns. — Blnckmoor*6 Heudy On L. a T. R. White Lion, the Castle, to Alfreton. Duke of Newcastle ; and Ked'Hill iQ} a mile beyond Notting^ Enter Sherwood ham, on R. J. Wright, esq. Forest. Sherwood Hall, H. Cope, The Ilutt esq, R. A mile before Alansfieldf on L. a T. n. to Derbj/. M.4ASri£LD ^ 26 fnns. Crown, Sir an. Within a mile of Mansfield on liBerrj/Hill, T. Walker, esq. ; on R. if Mansfield, in the road to Worksop, Welbeck, Duke of Fort-^ land ; Worksop, Duke of A'orJ'olk i Clumber. Duke of Newcastle ; and Thores- bv, Earl (f Ma fivers. "ROADS IN NOTriNOHAftlsarRE. JOURNEY FROM REMPSTON TO NOTTINGHAM, THROUG Rempston, to Cortlingstock 1 Bunny Bradmore Ruddington JNear Trent bridge on R. a T. R. to Melton Mowbray/. Trent Bridge Cross the river Trent. Nottingham. inerary of, the EOACS ; 12 ITINERARY OF THE JOURNEY rnOM THE FLOOD ARCOTS TQ SCAFFORTII. THROUGH CRINGLEy. Tlie Flood Arches to BeckIngham,T.G. 2 On L. a JR. to East Relford. Beckiiitiham Pear-Tree Bar Grinslev on the ' Hill Between Gringlet/ on tl^ On R. a R. to Hill and the Cftcsterfield Wulkerith Ferry. caiialy on L. Wiactoiif K, The Chesterfield Ackl&mf esq. canal Drake Holes Evorton Scafforlh, T. G. Cross the river Idle, and € titer Yorkshire. JOURNEY FROM EASTWOOD TO WORKSOP' THROUGH MANSPrELD. Eastwood, to Ql miles beyond Ea^tzcoodf on R. to Nottingham and a little far- ther, on L. to Al- freton. Annesley Ij 41 A mile farther, on L. 10 Alfreton ; and a mile before Mansfieldy on R. io Nottinii^ham. ROADS IN KOTTINGHAMSHIBS 18 Mansfield 11 About tzco miles htyond On R. o R. to Mansfield on L. at ManS". Soutliwold; on L. Jield Wood House, Mrs, to Alfreton. Ranmlen; a mile and a Market VVarsop 4i Ib'^ half farther^ on R. Clip- Cross the Meclen stone Fark, , on v'tver. L. Nettlezoorthf Edward Church Warsop Greaves, esq. ; and Park Hall, R. Burdon, esq, l>fortG«i 18| Beyond, on L. Welbeck Ab- Through Wd- bey, Marquis of Titch* hf.ck and Worksop Jield; on R. Thoreshy Fark to Fark, Earl of Manvers ; Worksop^ 4f 23 about two miles farther,on L. Worksop Manor, Duke of Norfolk; onR. Clum- ber Fark, Duke of Nezti* castle. JOURNEY FROM NOTTINGHAM TO PYE BRIDGE, THROUGH NUTHALL, Nottinghann, to Beyond, on L. Ap&ley, £. Willoughby, esq. 14 ITINERARY^ &C. Selstone Vye Bridge. ll Il3i| JOURNEY FROM CODDINiGTON TO SKEGBEY, THROUGH NEWARK AND SOUTHWELL. Cuddington, to Newark n On R. a R. to Lincoln ; on L. to Ltfunihum, Cross the river Trent, On R. a R. to Tuxford. Kelham Off R. U. to lVo?'J:!iop. Aversliani A mile ^further, en R. a R. to Hockerton. Upton Southwell Halam Eddingley Farnsfield Shirewoorf Inn On R. aR.t., 'Newark Mansfield On R. a R. to Worksop ; on L. tit Alfreton Skegby. A CORRECT List OF ALL THE FAIRS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Bingham.—February 13, and 14, for horses of the strong kind. First Thursday in May, for a shew of hurses, horned cattle, sfieep, and swine; VVhitsun- Thursday, May 31, NoveinberS, aud 9, chiefly foals and hops. Bli/th.— Holy-Thursday, for cattle and horses. Octo- ber 20, for sheep and swiue. Dunholme. —August 12, for cattle and merchandise. Edwin&tone.—October 24, far cattle, horses, and swine. Cringlei/.—December 12, for cattle and merchandise, and remarkable for quantities of boots and shoes. Le?itan, near Nottingham.—Wednesday in Whitsun- week ; Martinmas, November 11, for horned cattle, sheep, and hops. Mamficld.—First Thursday in April, July, 10, for horned cattle and hogs. This has not been set up many years, and is called a meeting, having no charter for a fair on that day. Second Thursday in October, for horses and cheese. Marnham.—September 12 ; for horses, horned cattle, swine, and merchandise. Newark.—Friday in Midlent, May 14, Whitsun-Tues- day, Au»i;ust 2, and 28, and every other Wednesday for cattle and sheep; November 12, for horses, cat- tle, sheep, pigs, linen, and woollen cloth. Monday before December 11, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs. Nottingham. —Friday after January 13, March 7 and 8; Thursday before Easter, Ijorses, and horned cat- tle. October 2, 2, 4 ditto, a g^eat fajr for cheese, and all sorts of goods. B 2 Ollerton, 16 LIST OF FAIRS. Vllerton.—May 1, cattle, sheep, and pedlary ; Sep-* tember 27, hops. "Retford. —March 23, October 2, horses and beasts. Soutkwell. —Whit-Monday, for horses, horned cattle, sheep, swine, and merchandise. Tuxford.—September 23, hops. September 28, hops. May 12, cattle, sheep, pigs, and millinery, Warsop.—Monday before Whit-Monday, Novem- ber, 17, for cattle, and horses. IforArso/j. —March 31, a few cattle. October 14; for cattle;, horses, and pedlary. ^MD O? IHE IIST OF FAIt*, GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM^ SITUATION, BOUNDARIES, EXTENT, CLIMATE, &C. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE is an inland county, bounded on the north by Yorkshire ; on the east by Lhicoinshire; on the south by Leicester- shire ; and on the west by Derbyshire. It is about fifty miles in length from north, to south, and twenty-five in breadth, and about one hundred and forty in circumference. The clinmte of this county is said to be remark- able for its dryness, less rain falling here than in any other county. The soil is of dilferent qualities, from whence the county is divided into two parts by dif- ferent denominations : the east-side, winch is very fruitful in corn and pasture, is called the Clay ; and is subdivided into two parts, by the names of the North-Clay and the South-Clay ; and the western part of the county which is, in general, woody, or barren, is called the Sand.