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 MONTGOMERY NORTH WALES By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r his Ma^ties Cosmographer Containing 158 miles 5 furlongs (viz) From the Standard in Cornhill London to the 4 Shire Stone in the Aberistwith road. 81.3. to Campd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 6.1. to Evesholme 7.7. to the Citty of WORCESTER. 14.2. to the Hundred house. 9.0. to Tenbury, 10.0. to Ludlow. 7.5. to Bishops Castle 14. & to Montgomery. 8.3.

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The Road from London to Montgomery, In North-Wales.

Commencing at the 4 Shire-Stone in Glocestershire, in the Aberistwith Road.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. W. by W.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 144 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 122 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 158’5

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to the 4 Shire-Stone 66	66	66	81’3	081’3
Campden	05	71	06’1	087’4
Evesholm	06	77	07’7	095’3
WORCESTER	10	87	14’2	109’5
ye Hundred-house	07	94	09’0	118’5
to Tenbury	08	102	10’0	128’5
Ludlow	05	107	07’5	136’2
Bishops-Castle	10	117	14’0	150’2
Montgomery	05	122	08’3	158’5
	122		158’5

Midlesex, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordsh. Warwicksh. Glocestersh. Worcestersh. Shropsh. and Montgomerysh. include the whole Road; and the Brent, Coln, Bure, Charwel, Even∣lode, Avon, Piddle, Stonebow, Rea, Corve and Oney, are the principal Rivers crost over; affording a good Road to Wickham, not so pleasant to the 4 Shire-stone, and from thence very bad to WORCESTER, then to Ludlow indifferent, and better to Bishops-Castle, after to Montgomery bad again, yet it is every where provided with fitting Entertainment for Travellers.

Acute Turnings to be avoided.

• At 81’3. The left forward to Morton Inmarsh
• At 88’0. The Right to Stratford.
• At 95’6. The forward to Aulcester.
• At 100’6. The forward in Piddle to Pershore
• At 138’0. The Right to Gunsloe.
• At 141’0. In Onibery, the R. to Shrewsbury.
• At 143’3. The Left acute.
• At 146’0. The Right to Shrewsbury.
• At 147’4. The Left acute.
• At 150’2. The Left to Clun at the End of Bishops Castle.
• At 152’2. The Left to Newton.

FROM LONDON to the 4 Shire-stone We have discours'd in LONDON. to Aberistwith, pag. 3. from whence omitting the forward Way on the Left through a Gate leading to Morton Inmarsh, Pershore, &c. you keep the Hedg on the Left, and at 82’6. cross the Foss-way, and 2 Furlongs farther pass through Darnton a small Village; and at 84 Miles descend 3 Furlongs, crossing the Evenlode at 84’7. and entring open Arable; then at 86’4. you pass through Broad Campden a small Village, and 6 Furlongs farther enter Campden vulgo Camden, a large though poor Town, numbring above 200 Houses, is Dignify'd with giving Title to the Right Honorable Baptist Noel Viscount Campden, and is Govern'd by 2 Bailiffs, 12 upper and 12 inferior Burgesses; hath a Market on Wednsdays, and 2 Fairs an∣nually, [vid. more SALISBURY to Campden pag. 169.]

From Campden ascending 3 Furlongs, your Way open call'd Broadway Hills, con∣veys you at 89’1. to a Descent of 9 Furlongs, leaving St. Berry on the Right, and entring Willersley at 90’3. of 2 Furlongs Extent; whence you pass through open Way for the most part, entring Worcestershire at 93’2. and Bengworth at 94’7. of 2 Furlongs Extent, where over a Stone-bridg of 7 Arches you cross the Avon and enter Evesholm vulgo Esam, a Town Corporate esteem'd the Second of the County, of Note formerly for a strong Castle (built by Egwin with the Assistance of King Kenred Son to Wolpher King of the Mercians) which is now converted to a Church call'd Bengworth; a large and well-built Town numbring 3 Parish-Churches; sends Bur∣gesles to Parliament; is Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, 4 Justices and 15 Common-Councel; has a very good Market on Mundays, and 3 Fairs yearly.

From Evesholm you pass by Colknave Hill on the Right, and at 99’1. leave Fladbury

Church on the Left 3 Furlongs, entring Piddle at 100’5. of 2 Furlong Extent, and good Accomodation; and at the end cross the Piddle, then at 102’6. over a Stone∣bridg of 2 Arches, you cross the River Stone-Bow, and at 105 Miles leave Oversloe Wind-Mill on the Left, then at 106’2. you pass through Spechley a Village affording good Entertainment, wherein is the Lord Berkley's House on the Left; thence at 107’1. you leave Spechley-Green on the Right, at 108 Miles uniting with the LONDON Road from Pershore, and 7 Furl. farther you enter the Suburbs of WORCESTER, a City every way Eminent, whereof having Discourst already, We shall only add that it was built by the Romans for their security against the Britans, Enjoying great Privileges, and Immunities by the several Charters granted them by the Kings of England, even before the Conquest both Danes and Saxons as high as Hengist and Horsa; it has been a Plentiful sharer in Calamities and Shocks of ill Fortune, Fir'd and most of its Inhabitants slain by Hardi-Canute the Dane Anno 1041. Being Re-built and Peopled again Anno 1113. it suffer'd extreamly by sudden Conflagration, together with the Castle and Cathedral Church, and twice again burnt in the Civil Wars by King Stephen, whereby it lay almost waste, scarce hoping a Recovery, notwithstanding it arose Gradually to a far greater Lustre; Her Buildings rais'd more stately, especi∣ally the Cathedral Dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin, in whose Quire are several stately Monuments, as that of King John, Arthur Prince of Wales, &c.

From WORCESTER over the Bridg you leave the forward way through St. Johns and bear to the Right, and passing by several scattering Houses on the Road, at 112 Miles you leave Hallow Park on the Right, and a little farther pass through a Village of the same Name, leaving at 115 Miles Grunley Church on your Right 3 Furlongs, whence by Reiterated Houses on the Road and a Pond on the Left; at 117’7. you pass by Witley Church and Mr. Cooley's House on the Left, and at 118’5. by the Hundred House on the Right a Noted Inn of good Accomodation.

At 121’2. you pass through Stockton a small Village, and 122’6. through another scattering Village, a Mile farther by Lyndridg Church on the Right and after by Estham on the Left, then at 125’4. passing by 2 or 3 good Inns of Accomodation; over Newnham's Bridg of Wood you cross the River Rea, which rising in Shropshire here falls into the Temd, which River accompany's you on the Left to Ludlow, then at 127’2. you enter Shropshire; at 128’5. pass by Tenbury 2 Furlongs on the Left, which is sea∣ted on the Temd, and has a good Market on Tuesdays; then leaving Burford on the Left you cross the Ledwich, at 130’2. a small Brook, whence little occurs, but passing by several scattering Houses on the Road, till at 136’1. you enter Ludlow. [for which vid. BRISTOL to CHESTER pag. 113.]

From Ludlow crossing the Corve, an indifferent straight way, by Stanton-Lacye Church on the Right 6 Furlongs, and Bromfeild on the Left 4 Furlongs, brings you at 141 Miles to Onibury a small Village; at 142’6. you leave Stoake Church, Castle and Park on the Left, and 4 Furlongs farther pass through Newton a little Village; whence your way is much Up-Hill and Down-Hill, passing through Barfords-Gate a small Village in a Valley, at 146’2. whence by Edgton Church on the Right, at 150’1. you come to Bishops-Castle most on the Right, which though not large, Enjoy's several Privileges; sends Burgesses to Parliament, &c. Is Govern'd by a Bailiff, and has a good Market on Fridays well frequented by the Welch; at 152’2. a large ascent brings you to the Bishops-Mott a very Noted place, being a small round Hill or Knoll on the Right where you en∣ter Montgomerysh. hence by several stragling Houses on the Road, and 2 repeated descents by Red-house an Inn on the Right, and at 158 Miles the Lord Herbert's Park on the same hand, 2 Furlongs farther you enter Montgomery. [for the account of which vid. GLOCE∣STER to Montgomery pag. 141.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. At the end of Montgomery, the Left to Bridgnorth.
• 2. At the Bishops-Mott, the Right to Clun.
• 3. 2 Furl. beyond Ludlow, the Left to Bridg∣north.
• 4. Against Tenbury, the Left to Bewdley.
• 5. A Furlong beyond Newnham's Bridg, the Right to the Ferry.
• 6. 5 Furlongs short of Stoak, the Right for∣ward.
• 7. 1 M. 6 F. beyond Witley, the Right to Co∣theridg.
• 8. A Mile beyond WORCESTER, the Left to Pershore.
• 9. 5 Furlongs beyond Spechley, the Left to Naunton.

Notes

• Counties past through. Rivers crost over.
• Quality of the Way.
• Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• 4 Shire-Stone. N. W. b N.
• Darnton 83 m. Broad Campden 86’4.
• Campden 87’4. W.bN.
• Willerstey 90’4. [93 m. W. N. W.]
• Evesholme 95’4.
• Piddle 100’6. [104’1. N. N. W.] [105’4. W. N. W.]
• Spechley 106’2. W.
• Spechley-Green 107’1. [108 m. W. N. W.] WORCESTER 109’5
• [110’7. N. N. W.]
• Hallow 112’3.
• Hundred-house 118’5 [118’7. W. b N.] Stockton 121’2.
• Newnham's-Bridg 125’4.
• Tenbury 128’5. [128’6. W. S. W.]
• [131’2. N.W.] Ludlow 136’2.
• [138 m. N.W. b W.]
• Ombury 141 m. Newton 143’2. [144’7. W. b N.] Barford's Yate 146’2
• Bishops-Castle 150’2. [152’2. N. W. b N.]
• Montgomery 158’5.