^ ' THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES TOPOGRAPHY OF OR, BRITISH TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY; BEING AN ACCURATE A?«D COMPREHENSIVR TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS: ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES, WHICH FORU A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. XVL CONTAINING WORCESTERSHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE ilontrott: Printed, by Assignment Jrom the Executors of the late C, Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROW : AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER; Containing an Account of its Situation, BAR.BARD ANB F&RLETy $JdimerHtrtttf London, 3JM A TABLE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER, Their Distance from London, Number of Houses and Inhabitants, and the Time of the Arrival and Depar- ture of the Post, with the Price of Postage through- out the County. Towns. to t- M M M O "J* t ^ 8 2 2 g g — r- O QC C (?) « tn ii -3 -= O I S II I? ^ ?:|?>|£-|K-,|x O O O V s fail' s 2.M^| ^.|-i£| ^^o be .2 11^ \- ri5is 1= I?; 12 12 1^1- > 5i _5 bi — — £|2|3 ^>s> & ^ <^ o'^ : 1' II'- l?|; IwloM' l'-i^l^,2|<^|5;;|^|3|;;|t Z: — -1^ rr ^ ^^|^|f|^|^12PM2 l$|5ri!5|^|; o |;£|S1*|2 a; =•§ = t « i Hi II n n QCHfaJSwS'fcxwwH^"^ — AN ITINERARY of all the DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN WORCESTERSHIRE, In -which are included the Stages, Inns, and Gentlemen's Seats. y. B. The first Column contains the Names oj" Places passed through; the Fi.:urtsthat.folhw shew the Distances from Place tn Place, Town to Town. andStages; and in th" last Columnare the names of Gr ntlemtn's Seats and Inns. The right and lejt oJ the roads are diiti7isin^/ied by the letters R a7id h. FROM LONDON TO WORCESTER. Knightsbridge On h a T. R. to Fulhum Kensington H l^OnB. the Palace; thi-ough on R, see Holland House, Lord Holland. Hammersmith 1| Sg On L the Margravine of Anapach, and on R R. Rica rdo, Esq. li\n—TheWi7idsor Castle. Turnham Green U n L ^ utto n Co u rt —^ ide- Onh a T. R. to bottom^ Esq; and Little Ckiswick Sutton, vMrs. Pratt ; on R Fairlawn House, — Thomson, Esq. Inn Old Pack Horse. London Stile On La T.R. to Kev.^ Bren rrOKD Entering, on L see Kew Cross the Brent Bridge, and from the and the Grand town the new Palace, Junction Canal[ built by his late Majes- —— ROADS IN WORCESTERSHIRE. 7 ti/ ; through on L Sion Bouse, Duke of Nor- thumberland ; on R Sion Fill', Duke of Marlborough ; opposite Sion od^e. Miss Bat- ten; and about one mile on R. Osterley Parky Earl of Jersey. Smallberry Green l^ 8| On R is Spring Grove, Right Eon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. Inns The George and King's Head. HOUNSLOW 1 9i About one mile from on Through the Town L is Whitton Place., G. on L the great Gostling, Esq. and see T. R. to the Whitton Park, cele- Land's End brated for its fine ce- cross Houns- dars of Lebanon, Sir low Heath Benjamin Hobhouse, and Samuel Prime, Esq ,• and near is ff^ hit' ton Dean, James Camp- bell, Esq. Inn The George. Cranford Bridge 3 12^ On R Cranford Park, Countess of Berkley, lim—The White Hart. Sipson Green S\ Inn The Magpies. Longford 15 Inn Ihe King's Head. Cross the old and At a distance from the new Rivers, at road on L Stanwell a small distance House, Sir E. F. Stan- cross 2 branches hope, Bart. ; and Stan- of the River well Place, Sir J. Gib- Colne, and at bons, Bart, //bout two about one mile miles from I ongford, again cross the on R at ^\ est Drayton, Colne : enter Fysh De Burgh, Esq. Bucks —— ; 8 ITINERARY OF THE COLNBROOK 16l|A>flr on R RicTiing^s BeyondColnbrook Park, Right Hon. John on L a T, R. to SulUi^un ; one mile on Windsor L Norton Bouse. Inns The George and White Hart. Langley Broom On L Ditton Park., Lord Montague; onRLang- ley Park, Sir R. Bate- son Harvey, Bart. Tetsworth Water Between Slough and Salt Slough Hill, on R, see Bay lis, On L a T. R. to a red House, JMarchiO' fVindsor fiess of Thomond ; on L fVindsor Castle Eton College, Cran- hourn Lodge, Clewer Spire ; Sophia Farm^ —Dawson, Esq; and St. Leonard's Hill, Earl Harcourt. Inn The Crown. Salt Bill 34 21xSee from the Castle Inuy Stoke Spire ; and the seat of J. Penn, Esq. Farnham Royal^ Church ; Br it well House, Hon. George Irhy ; Dropmore HilU Lord Grenville ; and Burnham Church and Village ; andfrom the Castle Inn gardens, a grand view of fVindsor Castle, Eton College, ^c. ; from Salt Hill, on R see Huntercombe, John T. Atkyns, Esq, between Bray and —— —^ ROADS IN WORCESTERSHIRE. 9 Windsor^ the WillowSy late H. T Ward, Esq. Inns Castle and Wind- mill. Maidenhead Brid. 25^ Near on R at Taplowy Cross the Thames Lord Riversdale ; a R. and enter white house, P. Gren- Berkshire fell, Esq. ; near to it is Lady Courtenay ; on the top of the hill. Countess of Orkney ; at a little distancefrom it Taplow Lodge, P. C. Bruce, Esq.; nearly op- posite, Water Oakley Harford, Esq. ; Filbert,Charles tullery Esq.; and the J^etreat, late Lady Bowyer, and see one mile on ti G^ief- den, and the beautiful woods belonging lO the Countess of Orkr ey ; at a distance, Hedsor^ Lord Boston ; one mile on L Dorney Court, Sir C. H. Palmer, Burt. ; and see Bray wick Lodge, .ir John iVa- ther fValler,Bart.; and Cannon Hill, C. S. Murray, Esq. Inn King''s Arms. Maidenhead Si 26 On L Ives House, — On R a T. R. to fVilson, Esq. ; and on Great Marlow R Hall i'lace. Sir ff. East, Bart. ; and Bisham Abbey, G. f^an- sittarty Esq. Inn—The Sun. — 10 ITINERARY or THE The Folly On L a T R. to Reading On R through the thicket to Hur ley Botton 30| Hurley Place ^ — Trough- Cross the Thames ton, Esq. R. Heni^ey upon 35 Before on L Park Place, Thames, Oxon —' Spurting, Esq. with On L a T. R. to beautiful pleasure Reading ; fur grounds, and shewn on iher on R to application on Wednes- Marlow days ; one mile on L Bolney Court,—Hodges, Esq i and Harpsden Court, T. Hall, Esq. lun—The Bell. Asslngton Cross 365 Fawley, Rev. Mr. Powis, one mile on R. Bixgibwen 37| Nettlebed 29^ Joyce Grove, T. Toovey, Esq. L ; and further, Highmere Hall, Rev. T. Leigh Bennett. Nuffield Heath i^ H On h a T. R. to Wallingford Beggar's Bush ASk Between JVuffield Heath and Beggar^s Bush, Gould's Heath, George Davies, Esq. Bensington 2^ 46 Inns The Castle and White Haft. Shillingford H 471 On h a T. R. to Readings on Rr to Aylesbury. Dorchester 49 inn— White Hart. —— ; ROADS N WORCESTERSHIRE. 11 OnL a T. R. to Abingdon Nuneham Courte- b2h On R Baldon House, late nay Sir Christ. JVm. Wil- loughhy, Bart. ; a little further on R Chisel- hampton Lodge, Rob. Pears, Esq. ; on L Nuneham Courtenay Parky Earl Harcourt the grounds, S^c. are very beautiful. Sandford 541 Littlemore 55i Oxford 2| 58 Inns The ^ngel, King^s One milefrom on Arms, Roe Buck, and R a r. R. to Star. Bicester and Deddington Woolvercot Cross the Oxford Canal Yarnton Begbrooke 63i One mile on L T.R.to Witney Woodstock 2i 66 ^Adjoining on L is Blen- heim House and Park, the Duke of Marlbo- rough; shewn on appli- cation. Inns Bear and Marlbo- rough Arms. Kiddington 70 Glympton Park, Lloyd to Wheate, Esq. R ; one fVheatleif mile on L, Ditchley House, Earl of JVor- manton. — 12 ITINERAR Y OF THE Enstone U 72i On R see the curious Wa' 2| rriiles on R o ter-works. T.R to Chapel luns-'Talbot andLichfield House Arms. Chipping Nor 4^ T7 Inn— r/:^ White Hart. TON On L a T. R. to Burford and ' Cirencester; on R to Banbury Salford n 79^ Sansden House^J. Lang- stony Esq. L Salford Hill U 80^ Inn The Hands. On L a T. R. to Stow Little Compton 1 8 Four Shire Stone 2i 83| Gloucester Shire Morton in the Inns—The White Hart Marsh and Unicorn. On R a T. R. to Warwick; on L to Stow Bourton on the U' 87 J^ear on R Batsford Hill Park, Lord Redesdale; One mile and half on L Season Cote., Sir forward on L Charles Cocker ell, Burt, aT. R.to Stow Inn—The White Hart. Broadway 6| 93| On Broadway Hill., on Worcestershire L Spring Hill, the Hon. John Coventry ; and Middle Hill, Thomas Phillips, Esq.; on R FarmcotCyMrs.Porter. Inn—r/ie White Hart. Wickharaford Bridge H 97 Over a branch of the Avon River —— , ROADS IN WORCESTERSHIRE. 13 Bengeworth li 981 On R aT. R. to *4vesham and Alcester; and a littlefurther on L to Tewkes- bury Hampton Parva 99^ Two miles from on L is Cross the Avon R. Elmley Castle, and on R R. Bourne Charlotte Esq.; and within about 1 mile from Pershore., Wickhouse, R.Hudson, Esq. ; and two other seats of the Hudson family. Pershore 6105^ ^^ ear is Fladhury Hill, On L a T, R. to commanding afine view Tewkesbury of the Fale ,f Evesham. Inn The Angel. Stoughton 4^1091 Whittington Inn The Swan.