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 RYE. in Com. Sussex. By JOHN OGJLBY. Esq.^r His Ma.^ties Comographer. Containing 64 miles viz.^t From the Standard in Co••••••il to Lewsham. 6 m. 4. furl. to Bromley 3.2. to Faruber•••• 4. 0. to Sevenoke. 9. 1. f. to Tunbridg 6. 5. furl. to Lamberherst 10. 1. to Newenden. 14. m. to Rye. 10. m. 2. f

The Road from London to Rye, In Com. Sussex.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing S. E. by S.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 51 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 46 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 64 M.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Lewsham	04	04	06’4	06’4
Bromley	02	06	03’2	09’6
Farnborow	03	09	04’0	13’6
Sevenoke	06	15	09’2	29’0
to Tunbridg	05	20	06’5	29’5
Lamberherst	08	28	10’1	39’6
Newenden	10	38	14’0	53’6
Rye	08	46	10’0	64’0

Surrey, Kent and Sussex are the Counties that include the Road; and the Thames, * 1.1 Ravensburn, Derent, Medway and Rother the principal Rivers crost over; affording a well frequented Road, * 1.2 as conveying you to the readiest passage to Diep and Haur du Grace in Normandy in France, whence you have the shortest Land-passage thence to Paris: but for quality of the Way not altogether so commendable, especially beyond Tunbridg.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At St. George's Church in Southwark, the for∣ward to Newington and so to Stretham, or Kingston.
• At 4’2. The Left to Deptford and so to ROCHESTER, &c.
• At 5’7. The Left to Eltham and so to Maid∣ston, &c.
• At 7’4. The Right to Croydon.
• At 14’2. The Left to St. Mary Cray. * 1.3
• At 29’7. The Right to the Wells at the End of Tunbridg.
• At 37’3. The Right acute.
• At 40’2. The Right (forward) to Lewes.
• At 44’5. The Right to Robert's Bridg.
• At 54’4. The Left through White Bread Lane, uniting at 58’3.

From the Standard in Cornhil, LONDON, down Gracechurch-street, * 1.4 Fish-street-Hill, over LONDON-bridg, and through Southwark, omitting the forward Way on the Right to Newington, &c. you turn short by St. George's Church and along Kent-street, as in the Description of LONDON: * 1.5 At 4 Miles pass through New-Cross a scattering Village, a Furlong beyond which you omit the forward Way to Deptford, ROCHESTER, CANTERBURY, &c. and bearing to the Right, cross first County Bridg, and next Lewsham Bridg over the small River Ravensburn, * 1.6 and 2 Furlongs farther enter Lewsham a stragling Town of 7 Furlongs Extent, yet well furnish'd with Inns for Entertainment of Travellers.

At 9’4. * 1.7 (first passing by the Alms-houses on the Left) you enter Bromley of 2 Furlongs Extent, a well frequented Town having a Market on Thursdays. Whence over Tenner's Bridg and Bromley Common, and through a Wood of 4 Furlongs; at 13’6. you pass through Farnburgh alias Farnborow, in length 3 Furlongs, * 1.8 and a well accommodated Place; from which (avoiding only the Left-hand Way to St. Mary Cray by Fisher's Oak) a direct Road brings you at 16’6. to the Foot of Rushmore Hill, ascending 4 Furlongs, with the Porcupine Inn near the Top on the Right, and Halsted Park on the Left at 19 Miles; whence continuing over the Top of the E∣minence, you descend Madam's Court Hill for near a Mile, being a steep and dif∣ficult passage, leaving Madam's Court at the Foot of it one the Right.

Then over Darnton Green at 21 Miles you cross Longford Bridg over the River Derent, and enter River-Head in Extent 2 Furlongs, a small Thorough-fare; * 1.9 whence passing by the Lady Boswell's Park on the Left, and ascending for 2 Furlongs, at 22’6. you come to Sevenoke vulgo Sennoke, denominated from 7 Oaks, * 1.10 a good Town 4 Furlongs long, with a well provided Market on Saturdays, and an Alms-house and Free-School given by William Sevenoke formerly Lord Mayor of LONDON.

Hence equally descending and ascending 3 Furlongs, leaving Knoll Place on the

Left, you come at 24’1. to River-head Hill an eminent Descent of 4 Furlongs, whence little occurs till at 29’2. * 1.11 having first past over Hilden Green, you enter Tunbridg, so call'd from its Bridges, situate on the Medway where it divides it self into several Streams; a large and well built Town, has a well frequented Market on Fridays, and is famous for the Medicinal Waters that are near it, whereby it is much resorted unto by the Gentry in Summer.

At the End of the Town crossing the Medway aforesaid, you omit the forward Way on the Right to the Wells, and an indirect Road through South Frith Wood eminently seated, * 1.12 brings you by Woodgate to Copember Green a small Village; and at 36 Miles to Kipping Cross another small Village; whence at 38 Miles through Lyn∣dridg a small Village; at 39’5. you at once enter Sussex and Lamberherst a Town of 2 Furlongs Extent affording good Accomodation.

At 41’4. (first passing by a Stone-quarry on the Right) you come to Beauls Bridg where you re-enter Kent; at 42’7. pass through Stone Crouch a small Village; and at 44’7. through Flimwel another small Village, an Ascent leading you into the Town, in which at a well known Stone you re-enter Sussex, and at 45’5. just beyond the Frith on the Left, and the Royal Oak Inn on the Right Kent again; thence over Sea-cock Heath and through High-street, * 1.13 by Highgate and Hawkherst Church on the Right and Mr. Kilburn's House on the Left, a woody Way by the Watch-house, * 1.14 and through Field Green and Cobeech Green, leaving Sandherst Church on the Right 4 Furlongs, * 1.15 brings you at 53 4. to Newenden a good Thorough-fare of 3 Furlongs, at the End of which crossing the River Rother, you once more enter Sussex.

At 54’4. leaving the forward Way through White Bread Lane on the Left you bear to the Right, * 1.16 and 6 Furlongs farther turn short on the Left; and at 56 Miles pass through Nordiam of 2 Furlongs Extent, seated on the Rise of an Hill, leaving Brickwal House on your Right, and at 57 Miles ascend a small Hill whereon stands Beckley Church close to the Left; whence by Brownsmith's Oak, where the Way through White Bread Lane falls in again; leaving Peasmarsh on the Right, and Sal∣cote alias Playden between you and the River on the Left, you come at 63’4. to Rye alias Rhie, * 1.17 from the French Rive, Ripa, 2 Furlongs farther entring the Gate ex∣tending in all 6 Furlongs: One of the Cinque-ports, fortify'd and Wall'd temp. Edw. 3d. a fair, well built, well inhabited and well frequented Town; Govern'd by a Mayor and Jurats, enjoying a commodious Haven, and 2 Markets weekly, Wednsdays and Saturdays; is the readiest passage to Diep in Normandy, from which it is distant about 18 Leagues, which makes these two Ports the more Eminent.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. A Mile from Rye the Right (forward) to Iden.
• 2. 10 Furlongs short of Beckley, the Right through White Bread Lane.
• 3. 4 Furl. beyond Nordiam, the Left a Field way.
• 4. 3 Furl. beyond the Watch-house, the Left to Hawkherst.
• 5. 3 Furl. farther, the Right to Cranbrook.
• 6. A Furlong beyond Flimwel, the Left to Tiseherst.
• 7. 5 Furl. short of Lamberherst, the Left to the Down.
• 8. 6 Furl. beyond Kipping Cross, the Right (forward) to Pembury.
• 9. 6 Furl. short of Tunbridg, the Right to Tudeley.
• 10. At the End of Tunbridg, the Right to Sheyborn.
• 11. At the End of Senoke, the Right.
• 12. 6 Furl. beyond Senoke the Right.
• 13. 2 Furl. short of River Head, the Left to Sundridg.
• 14. At the Foot of Madam's Court Hill, the Right to Halsted.
• 15. 2 Miles farther the Left to Nockwel.
• 16. A Furl. short of Farnborow, the Left to Down.
• 17. 2 Furl. beyond Farnborow, the Right to Bradstreet Green.
• 18. At the End of Bromley, the Right to Dartford.
• 19. At the End of Lewsham, the Right to Deptford.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Counties past through. Rivers crost over.
• * 1.2

  The quality of the way.
• * 1.3

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.4

  LONDON, S. S. W.
• * 1.5

  New-cross, 4’3.
• * 1.6

  [5’7. S. E. by E.] Lewsham, 6’4.
• * 1.7

  Bromley, 9’6.
• * 1.8

  Farnborow, 13’6. [18 Miles N. E. b. E.]
• * 1.9

  [20’2. E. by N.] River-head, 21.1.
• * 1.10

  Sennoke, 23 Miles.
• * 1.11

  [29’2. S. E. by E.] Tunbridg, 29’5. [30 Miles, E. by N.] [31’4. S. E.]
• * 1.12

  Woodgate, 34’2. E. [35’2. S. E.] Kipping Cross, 36’1. Lyndridg, 38 Miles. Lamberherst, 39’6. [40’5. E.] [42’1. S. E. by S.] Stone-Crouch, 42’7. [44’5. E.] Flimwel, 44’7. [46’6. S. E.]
• * 1.13

  High-street, 47’4.
• * 1.14

  Field Green, 50 M.
• * 1.15

  Newenden, 53’6. [54’4. S. W.]
• * 1.16

  [55’3. S. E.] Nordiam, 56 Miles. [57’6. E. S. E.]
• * 1.17

  Rye, 64 Miles.