THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES midW^r' : ; TOPOGRAPHY OF OR, BRITISH TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY; BEING AN ACCURATE AND COMPREHENSIVE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS: ILLDSTRATED WITH MAPS OF THE COUNTIES, WHICH FORM A COMPLETE BRITISH ATLAS. BY G. A. COOKE, ESQ. VOL. XXIIL CONTAINING DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND. itottlrott Printed, by Assignment from the Executors oj the lute C. Cooke. FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER-ROM' AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. y i ; C^Wt tOPOGRAPHlCAL. STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION COUNTY OF DURHAM; Containing an Account of its Situation, Minerals, Agriculture, Extent, Fisheries, Markits, Towns, Manufactures, Curiosities, lload^. Commerce, Antiquities, Rivers. Fairs, Natural History, Civil and Ecclesiasticaljurisdiction, &c. Ti} which is prefixedf A COPIOUS TRAVELLING GUIDE, Exlubiting^ The Direct and Principal Cross Roadtj Inn$and Distances 0/ Stages, and Nobtemen^s and Gentlemeii's Seats: Which form a COMPLETE COUNTY ITINERARY With A LIST OF THE FAIRS, And an Index Table Shewing:, at One View, the Distances of all the Towiu fram London, and of Towns from each other. BY G. A. COOKE, ESq. liluiitrated with a MAP OF THE COUNTY. Pitniri, by ^signntevt from the ExecinoiS of tk« latt C. Cooke, FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO, PATERNOSTER-ROW AND 80LD BY ALL BOOKSELMCRS J. G, BAKNAUO, a7. Skinner Street, Loadcw i i Xt) AN ITINERARY OF ALL THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN DURHAM In which are included the Stages, Inns, and Gentlemen's Seats. .V.B. The first Column contains the Names of Places pas$ed through ; the Figures that follow shew the Distancesfrom Place tn Place, Town to Town, and Stages; and in the last Column are the Names of Gentlemeii's Seats and Inns. The right and left of the Roads are distinguished by the letters R and L. -Turnpike Road, T. R. and Turnpike Gate,T. G. LONDON TO DURHAM. From the site of. Hicks's Hall to IslingtonChurch,' Middlesex ] HoUoway Turn-; pike 2| At Highbury^ Highbury [ Junction of the House., E. Knight f esq. Kentish Town Highbury Hill, -- Wil^ Road H H son, esq. and Highbury A T, R. on L, LodgCj — Haslopey esq. to Kentish Totvn. Highq^ate Arch- way At Highgate, Fitzroy Farm, A. Robarts, esq. and Caen Wood, Earl of Mansfield, L. Green Man n 6| Half amilebeyond, Wood- house, late Sir N. Co- nant, bart. R. Elm Place, A . Murray, esq* It. Whetstone Near the turnpike on L, — Herman, esq. Qreen Hill Cross 10 Green Hill Grove. R, Nichol, esq. ; Lions —— ITINERARY OF THE ROADS IN DURHAM. 7 Down, A. Reidy esq. U. Underhill, K Fitzge- rald, esq. L. Barnet, (Herts) 1 1 \At Hadley, Col. Staple- I tun, and Hadley House, Mrs. Vere. Inns Green Man (^- Red TheObelisk,Mid. Lion. diesex |! \\% Beyond the Obelisk, New Lodge, Mrs. Barron^ neau. WrothamPark, On L a r. R. G.Byny,esq.,andDerem tn St. Albans, on Park, John Trotter, Rto esq. L. Potter's Bar 2i 14 At Potter's Bar, Capt. Carpenter, Tl,andDarks Little Heath Lodge, — Waugh, esq.Li. \ Lane, (Herts) jl I m. farther a T.R. to Hertford on R. Bell Bar 17 Before, see Gobioiis, — , Kemble, esq. Brook- man's Park, Mrs. Gaus- I sen and Potterells, Sir j W. W. Pepys, bart, L. I Hatpield ^ 191 Half a mile before, Cam- field Place or Wild Hall, — Panther, esq, Bedwell Park, — Cas- well, esq. At Hatfield, Hatfield House, Mar- quis of Salisbury, and near it Popes, belong- ing to the same noble- Through on R man, R. a T R. to Hert- Inn Salisbury Arms. ford, onLio St. \Millers Park, Marquit of Albans. Salisbury, L. —— 8 iTix ERARV OF THE Stanborough 2 21 k Bush Ball, Sir Ji. Chester. On L, aT.R At 24 mile stone Digs- to Wheathamp- well Ho2tse, E. S. Cow- stead. pe)% esq., and near it Tewin Water, the ele- gant seat ofHenry CoW' per, esq. R. Lemsford Mills 22 Beyo7id Stanhorough, on Cross the river L, is Brocket Hail, the Lea I magnificeyit seat ofLord \ Melbourne. Brickwall 23 Entrance of Welni/n, cj-oss the Maran R. Welwvn 25 At Welwyn, Lockleys, Sir OuL, aT.R. G.Shee,bart.,R. St. to Hit chin. I JohCs Lodge, — Blake, I ' esq. L. Inns Swan and White ! Hart. Woolmer Green 27 Broad V/ater 29^ At Broadwater, Sheephall On R, a T. R. Bury, Unwin Heath- to Ware ^'Hert- cote, esq. R. Knehnorth ford, House, Mrs. Bulmer Lytton, L. Stevenage n 311 The Rectory, Rev. H. Ba- Through the ker, and onemileheyond town a T. R. on^ it, Chersfield Lodge, E. L, to Hitchin Parkins, esq. R. Be- yond, on L, Elm Wood, T. Lucas, esq. lun The Swan. Graveley 33i Beyond, see Rocksley^ P. Mills, esq. L. Baldock 371 lna--The While Horse. On R, a T R. — ROADS IN DURHAM. to Rnyston^ on L, to Bedford. New Inn 3 ^O^'^Arlesey, — Edwards^ esq, me.^k ll^W, Bed- Li. fordshire M 42 OnR. uT.R. fo Pot ton. j Bfggleswade :3 45 Before, see StrattonParkj Cross the Ivel /?.' C. Barnet, esq., and at Sutton, Sutton Park, Jasper Hall, esq. ; and through Biggleswade is Shortmead House, J, Bicheno, esq., R. Inns Royal Oak and Lower Chalde- Sun. cote l^ 46^ Two miles distant, at Ick- well, C, Fyshe Palmer, esq. ; and at IckwelU bury, J . Harvey, esq., L. Beeston Cross U 48 Three miles distant Ever- On L, a T. R. ton House, William As^ to Hitchin and, tell, esq. R. Baldock, and be- fore you cross the Ivel, to Bedford. Cross the IvelR. Girtibrd 49 At a distance on L, see Through on R, Moggerhanger House, a T. R. to Potton, Stephen Thornton, esq. through Sandy. Half a mile beyond Girtford on L, Blun- ham Grove, Mrs. Camp- bell. Near on R, is Sandy Place, Hon. Sa- muel Ongley. Through Girtford, at a distance on U, is Uasels, Fran,-* cis Pym, esq. ' 10 ITINERARY OF THE Tempsford 2 51 TempsfordHall,R.Denn, OnR,a T.R.\ esq.R. Beyond Temps- to Little Burford, ford on L, at RoxtoHj and thence to St.\ C. J. Metcalf esq. Neots, ^ths of a mile farther a T. R. on L, to Bed- ford. VViboston 2| 53| Eaton 8ocon 55 Bushmead^ Rev. Hugh On R, a T, R. Wade Gre7j, to St. Neots. Cross Hall H 56^ On L, a T. R. to Kimholtonj on R, to St. Neots. Little Paxton, Hunt. H 57^ Paxton Place, H-P. Stan- ley ^ esq.y and Lawrence Reynolds, esq. R. One mile beyond Paxton, mi L, at Southoe, —Pierre- pont, esq. Diddinsfton 59| Diddington House, — Thornhill, esq., and a little farther, Sturtlow House,J.Linton,esq. R. Buckden H 61 Beyond Buckden, in the On R, a T. R. road to Huntingdon, to Brampton Hinchingbrooke, Coun- CrosSy Hiuchin- tess ofSandwich. Bramp- brook and Hunt- ton Park, Lady Olivia ingdon. Sparrow; andtheViews, J. Sweetings, esq. R. inn—The George. Brampton Hut 2| 63^ On R, a T. R. to Huntingdon o/t L, to Thrap ston. - — ROADS IN DURHAM. 11 Alconbury 66 Before, see Alconbury Lodge,J.Newlo7i,€sq. L. Alconbury Wes- Inn Wheat Sheaf. ton 66| Alconburv Hill 67| OnR,a T.R. to Huntingdon^ §- thence to London hy Royston and iVare, Sawtry, St An drews 3i 711 Oiie mile beyond, Conning- ton Castle, John Heath- cote, esq. R, Stilton H 75 Inn The Angel. Normans Cross 75i On R, a T.R to Peterborough , and 1^ mile far- ther to Orton Wa- terville. Kate's Cabin Inn H 79i On R, a T. R. to Peterborough, on L, to Oundle. Water Newton. 81 Sibson 81| Wandsford 83f Five miles distant, Fine- On L, a T. R. shade A hbey , Ho7i. John j to Oundle. Cross I Monktnn, L. the Nen R. mm !lnn—7%e Hay Cock. enter Northamp- tonshire ; on R T. R. to Peter borough, 07i L, to Uppingham. Road Side, Nor thamp* 84^ ; — ; V2 ITINERARY OF THE V\ hite Water li 87 One mile before Whitr Cross the Wei Water Turnpike^ see land R. Walcot Hall, Hon. W. Noel, and Vfford Hall^ Sir John Trollop, hart. R. Stamford, Line. 89 One mile before Stamford, On R, a r. R see Burleigh House, to Market Deep- Marquis of Exeter ing and to Bowin near which is Worihorp on L, to Upping- House, belonging to the ham and Oakham same n obietnan, R. {Inns George and Angel, Bridge CaslertoD ) New Hotel. Rutland. 2i 91| TolethorpeHouse, E.Har^ rison, esq., R. Beyond Bridge Casterton on L, is Tickencote Hall, S* Horn Lane Turn- R. Tydell, esq. pike 9oi Exton Hall, Sir Gerard Noel, bart. L. Greetham 1^ 97 Half a mile beyond Gree- O/i L, a T. It. tham, at three miles to Oakham. distancefrom the roadt Holywell, Maj. Gen . Birch Beynardson R, and If mile beyond Greetham, Stocking Hall, Gen. Grosveu9r. Black Bull, Lin' Inn—TAe Oak. colnshire. 3| lOOi Entrance 'A Coltersnorthy on\ R, a T. R. to Corhy. Coltersworth Church 1| 102 Three miles distant Buck- minsttr Park, Lotd Huntingtower, L. ROADS IN DURHAM. 13 Stoke Cottasres 2| 104| East 071, Sir Montague Cholmeley, bart. R. Stoke House, Edmund Turner, esq. L. Great Ponton n I06i Three miles distant IJun^ On L a T. R gerton Lodge, G. De to Hungerton Ligne Gregory, esq. and Lodge, Denton two miles beyond it, House, and Bel- Denton House, Sir W» voir Castle, and Earle Welby, bart. L. on R to Ancastev and Lincoln. Spittleg-ate 2^ 109 One mile before is Stox- ton Hall, Hon.