Britannia, volume the first, or, An illustration of the Kingdom of England and dominion of Wales by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof, actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps : accomodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns, and compleated by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity : together with a novel discourse of the present state / by John Ogilby ...

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The Road From LONDON to NEWHAVEN com̄: Sussex By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r. his Ma^ties Cosmographer Containing 56. ••les 2 furlongs, viz^t. From the St andar•••• in Corn hill London to Stretham 6’2. to Croydon 4.’3. to East-Grimsted 19’1. to Lewes 20’2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Newhaven 6’2 Co••••••nued From Newhaven to New-••horeham com̄: Sussex 16. miles. viz. to Brighthelmeston ••'t & to New-Shoreham 6’7. Ric: Shortgraie Surveyor

The Road from London to Newhaven, On the Sea-Coast in Sussex.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing S.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 49 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 45 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 56’4.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Stretham	06	06	06’2	06’2
Croydon	04	10	04’3	10’5
East-Grimsted	15	25	19’1	29’6
to Lewes	15	40	20’2	50’0
Newhaven	05	45	06’6	56’6
	45		56’6

Continued to Newshoram thus,

From Newhaven	Comp.	Measure.
to Brighthelmeston	07	07	09’1	09’1
New Shoram	05	12	06’7	16’0

Midlesex, Surrey and Sussex include the whole Road, and the Thames, a Branch of the Medway, and the antiquated Owse that runs by Lewes to Newhaven, are the Rivers crost over; no considerably frequented Road, nor commendable for its goodness, either as to the quality of the Way or otherwise, except for Entertainment.

Acute Turnings to be avoided.

• At 1’6. The Right to Wansworth.
• At 2’3. The Right to Towting.
• At 6’3. The Right to Micham.
• At 11’1. At the End of Croydon, the Left to Westram.
• At 12’6. The Right to Rygate.
• At 14 Miles the Left to Farley.
• At 31’2. In Ashdown Forest, the Left acute.
• At 44’5. The Right to Dichling.
• At 54’7. The Right down the Hill.

In the Continuation to New Shoram.

• At 14’0. The Right to Staning.
• At 15’1. The Right forward to Old Shoram.

From the Standard in Cornhil, LONDON, you take your Way down Gracechurch-street, Fishstreet-hill, over the Bridg and along Southwark, as in the Description of LONDON; leaving the Town at 1’2. and entring Newington at 1’4. a Village of 2 Furlongs on the Road, affording several Houses for Divertisement of the Neigh∣boring Citizens; a Furlong beyond which, the acute Way on the Right leads to Wans∣worth, Kingston, Guilford, and so to Portsmouth.

At 2’3. leaving the acute Way on the Right to Towting, Ewel, &c. just at the Gal∣lows, or Place of Execution of Malefactors apprehended in the County of Surrey, and Convicted at Southwark; you bear to the Left, and a Furlong farther cross the New River or Cut, entring on Bristol Causeway at 4’5. which at 6 Miles brings you to Stretham of about 3 Furlongs Extent, where the acute Way on the Right at the End of the Town leads to Micham, Sutton and Darking, and so to Arundel, &c.

At 8’5. you pass by a Gallows on the Left, and at 10’2. enter Croydon of 7 Fur∣longs Extent, a large and well built Town, hath a fair Seat of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's, an Hospital and Free-School with a well-furnish'd Market on Saturdays, and 2 Fairs annually, the 24th. of June, and the 21th. of September.

Hence a direct Road brings you at 12’6. to an acute Way on the Right to Ri∣gate; whence at 13’1. you come to a small Ascent, from the Top of which, a straight Way but woody on the Left brings you to a Descent of 4 Furlongs, having little remarkable except some small Woods on your Right, till at 18 Miles descend∣ing an Hill of 4 Furlongs, and presently another of the like quantity; at 20 Miles you pass through a small Village, opposite to which Godstone Church appears 6 Fur∣to the Left.

At 20’3. you ascend 4 Furlongs, descending about 3 Furlongs, and at 24’4. en∣ter New-Chappel Green a Village of 3 Furlongs; whence passing by a small Wood on the Left, crossing a Rill at 26’7. you ascend for 3 Furlongs, and enter Sussex just at 28 Miles, a small Rill with a Bridg over it call'd Felbridg seperating it from Surrey; whence by the Gallows you are convey'd to East Grimsted or Greenstead, at 29’4. half a Mile in Length, eminently seated; Elects Parliament Men, is the Place where the Assizes for the County are generally held; is Govern'd by a Bayliff, &c. and has a good Market on Thursdays.

At the End of the Town you descend for 4 Furlongs, and enter the Forest of Ash∣down at 31’6. descending again a Hill of 4 Furlongs, in the bottom you pass through a small Village call'd Forest-Row, and being come to the Top of an Ascent at 34 Miles, you pass by a Stone-quarry on the Left, and descending at 35’5. for half a Mile, at 37’4. you pass through a small Village call'd Sheffield Green, and at 38 Miles come to Dane Hill a Descent of 4 Furlongs.

At 39’6. you pass by some Houses on the Left, and at 40’3. cross a small Rill; whence by a small Wood on the Left, an irregular Road, crossing another Rill at 43’3. leaves Chayly on your Right and conveys you over another Brook at 45’5. through a small Wood, and at 47 Miles over another, all Branches of the Owse.

At 48 Miles you pass through Offam-street a Village of 2 Furlongs, a quarter of a Mile beyond which you ascend a Hill of 5 Furlongs, and descending again at 49’6. enter Lewes seated on the River Owse, a Place of good Antiquity, large, well-built and well inhabited, containing 6 Parish Churches, and esteem'd the best Town of the County, consisting of divers handsom Streets, and having each way very fair Suburbs; a Borough-Town Electing Parliament Men, enjoying a good Trade, and a well frequented Market on Saturdays: Eminent as the Place of Mintage in King Athelstan's Time, and for a bloody Battel fought against H. 3d. by the disloyal Ba∣rons, who in an Hostile manner assembled together in the Castle here.

Leaving the Main Town on the Left, a straight Road brings you (by Iver on the Left) at 52 Miles to a House or two on your Right call'd North-Hes, and a∣bout 5 Furlongs farther to an Ascent of 5 Furlongs, at the Foot of which lies Rad∣mel, and at the Top St. Lees, each about 2 Furlongs to the Left; whence by the edg of a Descent to the Right; you pass through Pidenhoo at 55’6. a Village of 2 Furlongs, seated upon the River, and about a Mile farther enter Newhaven situ∣ate at the Mouth of the foremention'd Owse, but the Name of the River is now obsolete as Poly-Olbion observ'd heretofore; the Town is small, inhabited chiefly by maritin People, having a Key on the East-side of it where Ships may Ride, the Harbor being accounted reasonable good for Security of Vessels in foul Wea∣ther, which these Seas are frequently expos'd to.

The Continuation to New Shoreham.

FRom Newhaven you have a very straight Road to New Shoreham, for after 3 Miles you continue on the Sea-coast, passing under Morsteage and Saltden Hills, and Rattenden Church and Beacon all on the Right; whence you are convey'd at 9’2. to Brighthelmeston, indifferent large and Populous, chiefly inhabited by Fishermen, with a small Market on Thursdays, and a reasonable good Harbor; the Town lies most upon the Right, being onely 2 Furlongs on the Road; whence by Hoove on the Right at 10’5. a Mile farther you pass by Alderton Beacon, leaving Alderton, Angleton and Portstade successively on the Right; to which Hand inclining, you leave Week and Kingston between you and the Sea; and at 15’1. turn short on the Left, entring New Shoreham at 15’6. (to distinguish it from Old Shorcham near adjoyning) a Town Corporate, sending Burgesses to Parliament, but not en∣joying the Benefit of a Market; It extends about 4 Furlongs, and is seated on the East-side of a Creek of the Sea, or the River Adur, if Mr. Drayton has hit right on the Name, and would be well frequented were its Harbor better.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 6 Furl. from New Shoreham, the Left to Staining.
• 2. Against Chayly, the Right to Nowich.
• 3. 2’5. short of Dane-hill, the right to Fletching
• 4. 5. Furl. short of Sheffield Green, just at the Foot of Dane-hill, the R. to Sheffield Place.

Notes

• Counties past through. Rivers crost over.
• The quality of the Way.
• Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• LONDON, S. S. W.
• Newington, 1’4.
• [2’3. S. E. b. S.]
• [3’5. S. by W.]
• Stretham, 6’2. S. S. E.
• [10 Miles, S.] Croydon, 10’5.
• [21’5. S. S. W.] New Chapel Green, 24’5 [20’6. S. S. E.]
• East Grimsted, 29’6.
• [32’3. S.] Forest Row, 32’4.
• [36’5. S. E. by S.] Sheffield Green, 37’4.
• [39’6. S. W.] [42’2 S.]
• Of ham-street, 48 M.
• Lewes, 50 Miles.
• North-Hes, 52 Miles.
• Pidenhoo, 55’6.
• Newhaven, 56’6.
• Newhaven, W. by N.
• Brighthelmeston, 9’1.
• [15’1. S. by W]
• New Shorcham, 16’1.