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 Continuation of the Road from LONDON to ABERISTWITH. Com. Cardigan, South-Wales.

PLATE. II. Commencing at Islip in Oxfordshire, and Extending to Bramyard in Herefordsh. Containing 67 Miles 1 Furlong.

Wherein the following Turnings are to be avoided.

• At 65’2. the Right to Barton.
• At 73’1. The Left forward to Chipping-Norton.
• At 77’1. the forward to Long Compton.
• At 81’3. the Right to Campden at the 4 Shire stone.
• At 91’3. the Left to Somerfield.
• At 95’5. the Left to Hinton.
• At 102’0. the Left to Cheltenham.
• At 103’1. the Right to Aulcester.
• At 103’3. the Left to Upton.
• At 107’0. the Right to Easton White-Lady, and the Left to Upton.
• At 123’0. the Right to Edwin.
• At 124’2. the Left to HEREFORD.

IN Plate the First We conducted you to Islip, seated on the North-west of the Bure, * 1.1 over which it has a Stone-bridg of 6. Arches, a small Town but well accomodated, and here the two Days Stage-coach to WORCESTER takes up the first Night; whence an indifferent straight Way brings you at 60’2. to Blechindon, * 1.2 a Village of 2 Furlongs; and at 62’2. you cross the Charwel, * 1.3 mention'd at the Entrance into OX∣FORD, and enter open Arable, where at 62’4. the Right-hand Way unites again at 64’5. * 1.4 the Left-hand Ways hereabouts leading to that pleasantly scituate Corporation and Market-town, Woodstock, about 2 Miles distant.

At 65 Miles you pass by Wotton Church on the Left, and at 66’3. * 1.5 come to Glimp∣ton, a small Village, whence by the Checquer-Inn, through open Arable; at 70 Miles you come to Enston an inconsiderable Village, yet of good Entertainment; * 1.6 beyond which you have a straight open Road to 73’1. where, * 1.7 the forward Way leading to Chip∣ping-Norton, you bear to the Right, and at 74 M. by a House call'd Chapel on the Heath, 6 Furlongs further leave Chipping-Norton half a Mile to the Left, a large but not com∣pact Town, except about the Market-place, yet a Corporation Govern'd by Bay∣liffs, &c. Keeps a Court for Actions under 4 l. and has a good Market on Wedns∣days.

At 75’2. you descend a Hill of 7 Furlongs, leaving Great Rolright Church on the Right, and ascending for 5 Furlongs leave Little Rolright on the Left, in which Parish, but a Mile to the Left, stands that circular Monument of great Stones, said to be Erected in Memory of a Battel there fought by Rollo the Dane: Then by Long Compton on the Right, and Little Compton on the Left, you pass between the Coun∣ties of Oxford and Warwick; at 79’2. descend a Hill of 4 Furlongs, and at 81’3. come to the 4 Shire Stone, the well-known Limits of Oxfordshire to the South and S. E. Warwick to the North and N. E. a part of Worcestershire included within Gloce∣stersh. to the S. W. and Glocestersh. to the West and S. W. Here you bear to the Left, and a morass Way brings you at 83’2. to Morton in the Marsh, vulgo, Morton Henmarsh, * 1.8 of 2 Furlongs Extent, seated on the Foss-way, a good Thorough-fare, had formerly a Mar∣ket on Tuesdays, at present onely 2 Fairs, Lady-day and Alhallontide.

At 84’6. You ascend Broadway-hill of 5 Furlongs, * 1.9 whereon is Seated Burton on the Hill, a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent, well inhabited; when being entred on the Downs, * 1.10 call'd Broadway-hills, 3 Furlongs beyond you leave Burton's Ash on the Left, where you have a very Eminent Prospect; and at 88’4. by a Cross Hand for Direction; 7 Fur∣longs farther descend Broadway-Hill, even to the Town of Broadway, * 1.11 which you en∣ter at 90’4. a well-built Town of 5 Furlongs Length, affording several good Inns for Accomodation, and though no Market-town of it self, yet plentifully supply'd from the adjacent Ones of Campden and Evesholm.

Hence an indifferent straight-way, for the most part open Arable, leaving Child's-Wickham

on the Left, brings you at 96’3. to Wickenford, a Brook so call'd, where you enter Worcestershire, and a little after, the Vale of Evesholm, so eminent through the King∣dom for it's Fertility, * 1.12 being here within 2 Miles of the Town of Evesholm: At 100’6. you enter a Lane conducting you at 102’1. to the fair River Avon, passable by a large Stone-bridg of 6 great and several small Arches, * 1.13 leading you into Pershore, a Town of 7 Furl. Length, seated in a Plain, said to be Built by Egelward Duke of Dorset, in the Reign of King Edgar, a large Town containing near 300 Houses and 2 Parish-Churches, has 2 Markets Weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and one Fair annually on the 15th. of June; somewhat decay'd since the Dissolution of it's ancient Abby, but now in a fair way of retriving it's pristine Lustre.

At 103’4. you pass by Alesborough, a House on the Left, giving Title to the Right Honorable the Lord Coventry; * 1.14 whence little occurs, onely passing through Stouton at 107 Miles, a small Village; your Road direct, and mostly enclos'd, brings you at 111’4. to the Suburbs, and by the Way of Sudbury-Gate, to the City of WORCE∣STER, whereof take this short Account.

WORCESTER, * 1.15 a City and County of it self, pleasantly and commodiously seat∣ed on the Eastern Banks of the Severn, over which it hath a fair Stone-bridg with a Tower thereon; a City of great Antiquity, by Antonine and Ptolomy call'd Branonium; by the Britans, Caer-wrangon; and by the Latines, Vigornia; Enjoying great Privileges and Immunities Granted them by several Kings, even before the Conquest; and though a plentiful Sharer in Calamities, yet at this day remains a City of extraordina∣ry Beauty and Splendor; sending Burgesses to Parliament, Honored with the Title of Marquisate in the Right Noble Henry Marquess and Earl of WORCESTER; Dignified with an Episcopal See, accounting 88 Bishops; is Govern'd by a Mayor, 6 Al∣dermen, a Sheriff and two Chamberlains Elected out of 24 principal Citizens or Ca∣pital Counsellors, 48 Capital Citizens, or Common-Councellors, to whom belong also a Recorder, Town-Clark and two Coroners, besides 13 Constables, a Sword∣bearer and 4 Sergeants at Mace: Is divided into 7 Wards, containing besides the Cathedral, 9 Parish-Churches, not accounting St. Michael's and St. John's adjoyning, and 3 others Demolisht; Numbers 3 Grammar-Schools and 7 Hospitals liberally en∣dow'd; has a fair Water-house and a well-contriv'd Key; enjoys a great Trade espe∣cially for Clothing, and it's Markets on Wednsdays, Fridays and Saturdays very consi∣derable, especially the Last, for Cattel, Flesh, Fish and all Provisions; [more of which vid. in LONDON to Montgomery, p. 87.]

From WORCESTER over the Bridg, through St. John's, and over the small River Laughern, an enclos'd Way leads by Earl's-Court on the Right, through a Wood, and after by Cotheridg-Church on the Left, * 1.16 and at 117’4. through Broadways, a scattering Village; then by Todnam-Chapel on the Right, at 119’4. you cross the Teme, * 1.17 alias Temde, over a Wood-bridg, and by Lulsey Church on the Left, at 120’3. you enter Herefordshire, * 1.18 whence by scattering Houses, and over Bramyard-Heath, at 124’2. you cross the Froom over a Stone-Bridg of two Arches, and presently enter Bramiard, alias Bromyard, a Market-Town of 4 Furlongs Extent, as in the next Plate.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. Against Cotheridg, the Left to Hallow.
• 2. 6 Furl. beyond WORCESTER, the Left to Evesholm.
• 3. At the End of Stouton, the forward to Upton.
• 4. At 1’6. short of Pershore, the Left to Aulcester.
• 5. 3 Furl. beyond Pershore-bridg, the Left to Evesholm.
• 6. 2 Miles short of Wickenford-bridg, the Right to Winchcomb.
• 7. 7 Furl. short of Burton's Ash, the Right to Stow.
• 8. 10 Furlongs beyond the 4 Shire-stone, the Right to Chippingnorton.
• 9. At the End of Enston, the Right to Kil∣lington.
• 10 2 Furlongs beyond the Checquer-Inn, the Right to Woodstock.
• 11. In Glimpton, the Left to Banbury.
• 12. 4 Furlongs beyond Wotton-Church, the Left, uniting 2 Miles beyond.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Islip, 57’3. N. by W.
• * 1.2

  Blechingdon, 60’3.
• * 1.3

  [62’2. W. by N.]
• * 1.4

  [64 M. N. W. by N.]
• * 1.5

  Glimpton, 66’3. W. b. N.
• * 1.6

  Enston. 70 M.
• * 1.7

  [73’1. N. N. W.]
• * 1.8

  Morton Henmarsh, 83’3
• * 1.9

  Burton on the Hill, 85’1
• * 1.10

  [86’2. N. W. by W.]
• * 1.11

  Broadway. 90’7.
• * 1.12

  [102. M. N. W. b. W.]
• * 1.13

  Pershore, 102’5.
• * 1.14

  Stouton, 107. M.
• * 1.15

  WORCESTER, 112’2.
• * 1.16

  Broadwaies, 117’4.
• * 1.17

  Lulsey, 119’7.
• * 1.18

  Bramyard, 124’4.