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 ...

The Road from London to Flamborough In Yorkshire.

Commencing at Stilton in the Barwick Road.

And directing you the Way to Stilton by Tamesford.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 168 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 168 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 212’6.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Stilton	58	058	69’1	069’1
PETERBOROUGH	05	063	07’1	076’2
Market-Deeping	08	071	10’6	087’0
Born	05	076	06’4	093’4
Morton	02	078	02’3	095’7
Sleaford	11	089	14’5	110’4
LINCOLN	14	103	18’0	128’4
Redbourn	15	118	19’0	147’4
Glamford-Bridges.	05	123	05’5	153’1
to Barton	8	131	10’1	163’2
Hull	5	136	06’4	169’6
Beverley	6	142	09’2	179’0
Beseck	5	147	07’0	186’0
Kilham	9	156	12’0	198’0
Burlington	6	162	07’4	205’4
Flamborough	4	166	05’0	210’4
Flamborough-Head	2	168	02’2	212’6

Midlesex, Hartfordsh. Cambridgsh. Huntingdonsh. Northamptonsh. Lincolnsh. and Yorksh. * 1.1 are the Counties through which you pass; and the Lee, Granta, Owse, Nine, Welland, Witham, Ankam, Humber and Hull, are the principal Rivers crost over; which in ge∣neral is no very ill Road, and in every Place accomodated with good Towns for Entertainment.

THUS much in general for the whole Road, which consisting in two Plates, the First ending at LINCOLN, the Second at Flamborough; We begin with Plate the First: Wherein these forward Turnings are to be avoided.

Between Tamesford and Stilton.

• At 52’2. The Right to St. Neots.
• 56’4. The Right to St. Neots.
• At 59’3. The Left to Southam. * 1.2
• At 75’1. The Left to Stamford.

Between Stilton and LINCOLN.

• At 69’2. The Left to Stamford.
• 82’7. The Right to Crowland.
• At 96’4. The Left acute.
• At 121’1. The Right acute.

IN the First Part of the Road, viz. * 1.3 From LONDON to Tamesford and so to Eaton, you have the Account in the Road from LONDON to St. Neots, pag. 89. Whence at 57’4. over a Wooden-Bridg you cross a Branch of the Owse, * 1.4 and enter Bedfordshire, and after pass by Little Peckham and Doddington on the Right, and Southam on the Left, and crossing a Wood-bridg and Brook, come at 61’3. to Bugden a Town of 4 Furlongs Extent and good Entertainment; * 1.5 where is a Seat of the Bishop of Lincoln: Which leaving, an indifferent straight Road, crossing 5 several Rills or Brooks, brings you at 67’7. to Aukingbury cum Weston, * 1.6 a small Vil∣lage, first leaving the Church on the Right. From Aukingbury, * 1.7 you ascend an Hill of 4 Furlongs, and leaving Upton on the Left, come at 69 M. to a Descent of 3 Furlongs, and a Mile farther have a Place call'd Stone-Gate Hole on the Left, and a little beyond, Stone-Gate it self on the same Hand.

Hence, you pass by St. Andrew's Chapel and Cunington on the Right, Saltry, Glat∣ton and Denton on the Left, and crossing a Stone-Bridg and Brook, come at 74’7. to Stilton, a good Thorough-fare Town, [as in LONDON to Barwick, pag. 9]

In the Road from Stilton to Flamborough.

VVE have given you the Account to Stilton [in LONDON to Barwick, * 1.8 pag. 9.] Where omitting the forward Way to Stamford, you bear to the Right, * 1.9 and come to the City of PETERBOROUGH, [as in LONDON to Boston, pag. 71.] Adding this, That it took it's Name from a stately Monastery Dedicated to St. Peter, Built by King Wolpher, circa Anno 633. which Monastery was to∣tally Destroy'd by the Danes, and Re-built by Ethelwold Bishop of Winchester, about the Year 960. with the Assistance of King Edgar, and Adulph the Kings Chancel∣lor: It was by K. H. 8. made a Bishoprick where he Founded a Chapter, consisting of a Dean, 6 Prebends, and an Arch-Deacon of Northampton; the Diocess contains the Counties of Northampton and Rutland. * 1.10 Leaving the City, you pass through Wal∣ton, Willington and Peakirk, [as in LONDON to Boston, pag. 71.]

In Peakirk, * 1.11 you omit the Road on the Right to Crowland, and bear to the Left, pass through Narboro a Village at 84’6. and come to Market-Deeping at 86’7. Seat∣ed on the Welland where it parts Northamptonshire from Lincolnshire: It's an indiffe∣rent good Town, and enjoys a Market on Thursdays.

From Market-Deeping, you pass by Redum House, Langtost and Baston Churches on the Right, Stow and Wilthrop two small Villages on the Left, and at 90’1. over Ket Bridg of Stone cross Baston Drain, and 6 Furlongs farther, pass through Thurl∣bey a small Village, * 1.12 a straight Way bringing you at 93’2. to Born or Bourn, a large Town, of Note for being the Place where King Edmond was Crown'd, It enjoys a good Market on Saturdays.

Leaving Born, a straight Way brings you by Dike a Village on the Right, and Cathorp a Village on the Left, * 1.13 at 95’6. to Morton, a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent and some Entertainment: At the End whereof, you have Hauthorp a Village on the Left, and Hackinbey Church on the Right; then ascending and descending, you have Sr. John Rowley's House and Hasilby Church both on the Right; whence you cross 4 several Vales, leaving a Beacon on the Left, and in the last Vale, have Butter∣wick a small Village on the Right; hence you pass by Bellingbore and Horbling Churches, and Simpring a Village on the Right, Fokingham, Osburnbey, Aserbey and Willoughbey Churches all on the Left, crossing 2 or 3 Rills, and descending an Hill, are con∣vey'd at 110’1. * 1.14 to Sleaford of 6 Furlongs Extent and good Accomodation; It is seat∣ed on a small River of the same Name, is a large, well-built, and well-inhabited Town, formerly strengthned with a Castle now Ruinous; It at present enjoys a very con∣siderable Market on Mondays, for Corn, Cattel, &c.

From Sleaford, * 1.15 you pass by Hadingham a Village, Lisingham Church, Dunsby Hall, Branswele and Ashby Churches, all successively on the Right; your Way being ge∣nerally straight and Heathy, * 1.16 descending a small Hill, arrive at the Barr-Gate of the City of LINCOLN at 127’4. a Bishops-See, call'd by Ptolomy and Antonine, Lindum; by the Britains, Lindcoit; by Beda, Linde-Collina; by the Saxons, Lynd-Cyllan-Ceaster; and by the Normans, Nichol: It is seated on the Rivers Witham and Foss, which plea∣santly water it; formerly a Place of very great Account, for here King E. 3. Or∣dain'd his Staple for the Mart of Wool, Leather and Lead; this City hath suffered much, both by Fire, War and Earthquake, yet for all it's Misfortunes, is at pre∣sent a large, well-built, and well-inhabited City, the Diocess being the biggest in all England, both for Jurisdiction and Shires, numbring within it's Extent 1255 Parishes, whereof 577 are Impropriations; It hath 6 Arch-Deacons, viz. of Lincoln, Bedford, Buckingham, Huntingdon, Leicester and Stow: It's Cathedral or Minster is a fair and state∣ly Structure, so loftily elevated, that it may be seen Northward about 50 M. and South∣ward about 30 M. the City is Dignify'd with the Title of an Earldom in the Person of the Right Honorable Edward Fines Earl of Lincoln, &c. Is Govern'd by a Mayor, Record∣er, 2 Sheriffs, 12 Aldermen in Scarlet, 4 Chamberlains, &c. Is a City and County of it self, sends Burgesses to Parliament, and it's Market on Fridays is well furnisht with all sorts of Provisions.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. A Mile beyond LINCOLN the Right to Ancaster.
• 2. At the End of PETERBOROUGH the Right acute.

Between Stilton and Temsford.

• 1. 6 Furlongs short of Aukingbury the Left acute.
• 2. 2 Furl. short of Eaton the Right to Bedford.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Counties past through. Rivers crost over. The quality of the way.
• * 1.2

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  Tamesford, 52 Miles N. b. E. Eaton, 55’6.
• * 1.4

  [59’3. N. E.]
• * 1.5

  Bugden, 61’5.
• * 1.6

  Aukingbury, 67’7.
• * 1.7

  [69 Miles N]
• * 1.8

  Stilton, N. E. b. N.
• * 1.9

  PETERBOROƲGH, 76’2.
• * 1.10

  [77’4. N. N. W.]
• * 1.11

  Peakirk, 82’6. Narboro, 84’6. Market-Deeping, 87 m [89’2. N.]
• * 1.12

  Bourn, 93’4.
• * 1.13

  Morton, 95’7.
• * 1.14

  Sleaford, 110’4.
• * 1.15

  [116’4. N. N. W.]
• * 1.16

  [126’3. N. b. E.] LINCOLN, 128’4