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Topography of Great Britain Or, British Traveller's Pocket Directory THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ^ M^m : TOPOGRAPHY OF BRITISH TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY; BEING AN ACCURATE AND COMPREHENSIVE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OP ALL THE COUNTIES IN WITH THE ADJACENT ISLxiNDS: ILLDSTIUTED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES, WHICH FORK A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. V. CONTAINING SURRY AND SUSSEX. UonUon Printed, by Assignment from the Executors of the late C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW ; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. TOPOGRAPHICAL A.ND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OP THB COUNTY OF SURREY; Containing an Account ojiu Situation, Mines, Agriculture, Extent, Fisheries, Curiosilies, Towns, Manufactures, Antiquities, Rivers, Trade, Natural Lakes, Commerce, liisiory. Civil and Ecclesiasticnl Jurisdiction, Ac. TO WHICH ARE rREFIXl.D, I'Ae Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Distances of Stages, Inns, and Nnblemen and Gentlemen''s Seats: ALSO, A LIST OF THE MARKETS AND FAIRS, And an Index Table, Exhibiting, at One View, the Distances of all tlic Towns from London, and of Towns from each other : • The uhule formiiif; A COMPLETK COUNTY ITINERARY. BY G. A. COOKE, ESU. Illustrated with a MAP OF THE COUNTY. iiontron: Printtd, b\f Assignment from the Executors of Ihu late C, Cooke, VOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW. SOLD BY ALL BOOK8ELLEKS. J. G. Barnard, S7, Skinner Street, l^ndon. A TABLE OF TUE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE COUNTY OF SURREY. Their Distance from London, Number of Houses and Inhabitants, and the Time of the Arrival and Depar- ture of the Post, with the Price of Postage through- out the County. Port Towns. Inhabi arriyet. depart*. tants. Bletchingrley 1S5 1116 8 morn. Chertsey 652 Cobham ..... 250 1276 1 Of aft. 3;Jmorn, Croydon Sat IS9* 1801 10 aft. 4 mom. Dorking .... Thurs 589 3259 4 morn. 9 aft. Epsom 397 2515 2 morn, 11 aft. Esher 159 S6i loj aft. 2|raorn. Ewell Thurs 225 1135 Faruham.. .. Thurs, 697 2911 l^morn. Ifmoru. Godalining .. Sat. 672 3513 12| aft. limoni. Guildford.... Sat. 495 297* 12^ aft. IJmorn. Haslemere .. Tucs. 147 766 if^morn. 10 aft. Kingston Sat. 716 4114 'j| aft. 4;Jmorn. Leatherhead 213 1209 3 morn. 10 aft. Mitcham .... 672 4175 Mortlake 346 20 i I Reigate Tues. 20S 1128 11 aft. 2{morn. The price of Postajje for a single Letter varies from 4d. to (id. throughout the County. s ^ O) A « la 23 222® '"*^t-'* 5 § o H o o $0 *i « fee o ^ a: C/; >> CO u es j-gi ^ s« u ! ^ -" o a , 5^ Si:= £ 5= r, j:^ « 5U' 5 '^ w i 05 -- P 5 ?! 5" rt !: rt c8 'o'o rt O o I.-: I 2 2 01 g S o -s u ^ ^ •-- .i« o o s S « £ SI p p ^ -5 j;g a> S c: S 5 rt -a * ^ 0) rt ~ 0) a; C/ "S -a c o O OX c .1iH K"5 A3 — AN ITINERARY OF AH, THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN SURREY. In which are included the Stages, Inns, and Gextlemex's Seatsi N.B. The first Column contains the Names of Places passed through'^ the Fibres thatfollow shew the Distances from Place to Place, Town to Town, and Stages; and in the last Column are the Xames of Gentlemen'^s Seats and Inns. The right and ^ft of the Roads are distingxdshed by the letters R and L. Turnpike Road, T. R. and Turnpike Gate, T. G. LONDON TO GUILDFORD. Newins^ton Vauxhall Battersea Rise Wandsworth, on On L see St, John'' s Place^ L, a T. R. to S. Kingsford, Esq. Clapham The iron railnmy goes from the Thames tn Croydon : \ m. from Wandsworth on R is West Hill, — Henley, esq.; near are Melrose Hall, D. H. Riicher, Esq. and Wim- bledon Park, Earl Spen- cer. fnn The Spread Eagle. Putney Heath End of the Heath on R, On R, a T. jR, Richmond Park ; end of to Richmond. the Park on L, Combe House, Earl of Liver- pool. Robin Hood ti*i 81] A little before see a Seat of I the Earl of B^sborovgh. —— ROADS IN SURREY. Kingston Ill Before, on L, see Norbit mi OuRaT.R.to Place ^ C. N. Palmer, esq. Staives, and thro' Throvf/h, on R, a Jine the town on Ij to view of' Hampton Court Ewell. Palace. Inns Castle, Griffin, and Snn. Thames Ditton Beyond, on R, see Em,ber Court, — Taylor, esq. Esher On L, Clock House, J, James, esq. Beyond, see on R Esher Place, J, Spicer, esq. Through Esher, on L, Claremont Parh, Prince Leopold. \\ m. on K, Burwood Park, Sir J. Frederick, bart. Inns Bear §• White Lion. Cobham Street 19 \ m. before, on L, Fair Cross the Mole Mile Farm, T. Butcher, which runs from esq.; the Cottaye, Mrs. Leatherheadto the Boyd; just through, I m. Thames. on R, Burwood House, Lord Louvain ; on L, Stoke Dauhernon Park, H. Smith, esq. See on L Pain's Hill, Earl oj Carhampton; at Church Cobham, Cobham Park, — Combe, esq. Inns George and White Lion. Wisley Common 20i I VI. on L, Pointers, T. Page, esq. llipley •23 On L, Ockham Park, Lord King. I \On Ripley Greeu, on R, is 1 Dunsburo' House, Rev. —— ITIN ERARY OF THE G. W, Onslow; between Ripley and Guildford^ on R, is Sutton Place, T.W. Westo7i, esq. 30 Inn—Talbot. Guildford Within 1 m. on R, Stoke Park; just through, onl^y the Ruins of St. Catha- rine*s Chapel and Shal- ford H&use, H. E. Aus- ten, esq. Inns Crown and White Hart. ^ODALMING TO GUILDFORD. Godalmin^ to Cross the Wey River. Pease Marsh ) Common S Catharine Hill Guildford Inns Crown, White Hart. At Guildford a The Paddock. Near is T. R. to Leather- Sutton Place, J. W. head, and another Weston, esq. to Alford, R. REIGATE TO LONDON. Reigate to Gatton Inn 1| n Upper Gatton House, Duke of St. Albans, R. Ruffet, T. G. Tad worth, T. G. At Tadworth, on L, Tad- At Tadnorth, worth Court, R. Hudson, on L, a T. R. to lesq. set Shahden, John Enell. Fanshawe, esq. on R. Over Bansted Downs to Sutton. Inn Cock. Sutton Sutton Lodgey Foggart, —— ftOADS IN SURREY. U esq. Lower Cheam, — Antrobns, esq. Mitcham 3| 13||Inn Btick's Head. At Mitcham Bridge, on L, Mitcham. Grove, Henry Hoare, esq. Lower Tootiiiif 15 J. Evans, esq. At Loiver Toot' ing, on L, a T. R. to JEpsom. Upper Tooting- 15| Inn- •Wheatsheaf. Balham Hill 161 Inn- George. Clapham Com- ^^^—Plough. On Clapham } 1 Qi mon S *j Comynon are too many At Clapham, un elegant villas for enu- L, a T. R. to meration. Kingston. Stock well Inn Swan. Kenning-ton,y.G, 20| London, 22 HORSHAM TO LONDOiV, THROUGH DORKING AND EWELL. Horsham to King-fold, T. G. 4i 4| Capel 2| 7 Hill Place, Diihe of Nor- folk; at Springfield, T. Thornton, esq. and Hors- ham Park, R. Hurst, esq. Bear Green Two miles on the L, of Warn- ham is Strood, J. Come- ral, esq.; and FieldPlace, Sir T. Shclleij, hart. Chant Park, T. Hope, esq. Dorkini 13 Inns Red Lion, White Horse. Shrub Hill, Countess of Rothes. Denhjs, W. J. Dennismi, esq. L. See — , 10 ITINERARY OF THE over Dorking^ Deepden, T. Hope, esq. Burford Bri(l< 1| 14^ The Grove, Zadic Lavin, esq. R, under Box Hilij Burford Lodge, G. Bar- clxuf, esq. R. Mickleham 1 \b^ Juniper Hilly Sir Lucas Pepi/s, hart. R. Juni- j per Hall, T. Broadwood, esq. R. At Mickleham^ on L, Sir G. Talbot. Norhury Parky William Lock, esq. Near Leatherhead, Gibbon Grove, H. Boulton, esq. The Parsonage House, T. Dickons, esq. and Thorn' croft, — Sterlingy esq. Leatherhead 17| Inn Swan. .Fetcham, B. Hankey, esq. \Ashstead House^ C. Wal- sham, esq. Ashstead 19i Ashstead Park, Col. How- ard, esq. I \Horton Park, J. Troder, esq. and Horton Lodge J . Bronniug, esq. I Epsom •21 2l| Inn Spread Eagle. Durdaus, Sir G. Heathcote, hart, and Woodcot Parky Mrs. Teissier. York House, Lord Arden, R. Seats of T. Reid, esq. J. Woodman, esq. R. — Williams, esq. L. EWELL l|23i|lnn—f?w//'5 77^>«rf. At Ewelly on L; \Ewell Court, H. Barrett, a T. R. to King- —— ROADS IN SURREY. 11 stbn; on R to Sut- ton. Morden 31 20lnn— George. At Morden, i Morden Park, G. Itidgey esq. L. morden Hall, W. Linch^esq. Cross the Wan- die River. Merton n 29 Inn George. Hotham Place, James Far- quhar, esq. L. Groove House, J. Ward, esq. Groove Home Lodge, W. East, esq. Collycrs Wood House, W. Mead, esq. Lower Tooting 30 At Lower Toot- ing, on Ij a T. R. to Epsom. Seat of J. H, Hodges, esq. R. Upper Tooting: Inn Wheatsheaf, Balham Hill I j31| Inn George. Clapham Com- } I 32| Inn Plough. mon 5 At Clapham, on L, a T. R. to Kingston. Stockwell I 33| Inn Swan. KenningtODjT.G. I Mi London 1|35 EAST GRINSTED TO LONDON, THROUGH CROYDON. East Grinsted to \Saitit Hill, Crawfordj I esq. — 1-2 ITINERARY OF IHE Fell Bridge Fell Bridge Park, — Du- pree, esq. New Chapel 3i Fell Court, Sir T. Turton, Green hart. L. At New Chapel Green^ on L, a T.R.toLindfield, Blue Anchor, > T. G. 5 Godstone Green 9llnvi— White Hart. Floioer House, Hon. G. Neville; and Rooks nest, M. Wilkes, esq. R. Marden Park, W. Wilber- force, esq. L. Purley House, T. Leverton, A T.R.toEast esq. and Pur lei/ Oaks, — Bourne. Harrison, esq. Croydon 9^ 18| Inns Greyhound, King^s Arms.
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