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 Bristol to Worcester.

• 1. THe Point of Bearing N.N.E.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 51 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 50 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 62 M.

From BRISTOL	Comp.	Measure.
to Acton	08	08	09’4	09’4
Dursley	10	18	12’6	22’2
Whitmister	06	24	07’2	29’4
GLOCESTER	06	30	07’0	36’4
to Tewksbury	8	38	10’2	46’6
Severnstoke	6	44	08’0	54’6
WORCESTER	6	50	07’2	62’0
	50		62’0

Glocestershire and Worcestershire contain the whole Road; and the Frome, Stroud, * 1.1 Swilyate and Avon, are the principal RIvers crost over; affording in general no ve∣ry good Road, yet furnish't with handsom Towns and fitting Entertainment.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At the End of BRISTOL the Right to LONDON.
• 2 Miles The Right to Westerley, Puckle-Church, &c.
• 4’6. The Left, the direct Road to GLOCESTER.
• 6’0. The Right to Sodbury.
• At 9’5. The Right in Acton to Sodbury. * 1.2
• 22’6. The Left to Stinchcomb and Cam∣bridg the Hill-way.
• 36’5. The forward in GLOCESTER to Cheltenham.
• 46’7. The R. in Tewksbury to Evesholm,
• 48’4. The forward to Ashchurch.

SEtting forward from the High-Cross in BRISTOL, * 1.3 you take your Way through Castle-Gate and Laufords-Gate, and at 7 Furlongs omitting the forward Way to LONDON, you bear to the Left, pass by some scattering Houses, and at 2’1. over a Stone-Bridg of 2 Arches cross the Frome, ascend 3 Furlongs, and at the Top pass through Stapleton a small Village; then by Sr. * 1.4 Maurice Berkley's House on the Left, through Hamborough a scattering Village at 5’4. * 1.5 omitting the Road on the Right to Sodbury at 6 Miles, you bear to the Left, * 1.6 and 6 Furlongs farther come to Winterborn a small Village, then by Frampton Church on the Right, you are con∣vey'd to Acton at 9’3. a disunited Village of 3 Furlongs Extent, * 1.7 with an Inn of good Reception.

Leaving Acton, you pass through several disperst Houses on the Road, and at 11’3. through Rangeworth a discontinued Village; then again by several reiterated Houses, and crossing 2 small Brooks, * 1.8 you pass through Crumhal a small Village at 14’1. then at 14’5. you ascend 3 Furlongs, and have Tortworth Park accompany∣ing you on the Left for near a Mile; at 15’7. you descend 4 Furlongs, and at 17’1. in a Vale, over a Wood-Bridg you cross a small River, and leave a Fulling-Mill on the Right.

Hence a very irregular Road through a large Wood Part of Micklewood Chace, and by some disperst Houses, conveys you at 20 Miles to Part of Tortworth, * 1.9 and 2 Furl. farther to an Ascent of above a Mile in Height, on which Ascent you pass through a Village call'd Stinchcomb-Bottom; then by Nibley Park on the Right, and the Beacon on the Left, through a Wood, and descending an Hill, you enter Dursley at 22’1. an indifferent large Town, beautify'd with a large Church, * 1.10 in the Church-yard arises a Spring call'd New Elm, that drives a Mill within half a Furlong: The Town is Govern'd by a Bailiff and Under-Bailiff, enjoys a Market every Thursday, and 2 Fairs annually, St. Mark's Day, and St. Clements; is chiefly inhabited by Clothiers, who drive a considerable Trade.

Leaving the Town, you at 22’6. descend 3 Furlongs, * 1.11 and enter Cam a discon∣tinued Village, extending above a Mile on the Road, and in it over a Wooden-Bridg cross a small River, a Branch of the Severn; whence at 26’4. you pass

through Cambridg a small Village of good Accomodation, * 1.12 and here falls in the Road from BRISTOL which issued out on the Left at 4’6. At 27’3. over a Wooden-Bridg you cross a Brook, and at 28’7. over another Wooden-Bridg cross the River Stroud (not far from its Confluence with the Severn) and leave Easting∣ton-House 4 Furlongs on the Right, * 1.13 passing through Whitmister a small Village at 29’4. of good Accomodation; then through Putley and Parkin both small Villages with Inns in them; crossing a Stone-Bridg and Brook at 31’6. and by Hardwich Church on the Left, * 1.14 you are convey'd at 33’4. through Quodgley Green a disconti∣nued Village, the Church lying on the Left; then crossing a Wooden-Bridg and Brook at 34’3. and a Stone-Bridg and Brook at 36 Miles, you enter the City of GLOCESTER, * 1.15 which here extends a Mile on your Road, the Account of which you have in LONDON to St. David's pag. 29.

Leaving GLOCESTER, * 1.16 you pass through Kingsholm a small Village, and at 38 Miles through Longford a discontinued Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; * 1.17 then cross∣ing some small Waters or Rills, * 1.18 you enter Twigworth at 39 Miles, a Village of 3 Furlongs length; whence by Bishops Norton on the Right, and Lye on the Left, and by several disperst Houses on the Road, you are convey'd by Tredington Church and a great House both on the Right, at 46’3. to a Stone-Bridg over the small River Swilyate, * 1.19 and 2 Furlongs farther, to the Entrance of Tewksbury, a Market-Town, extending 4 Furlongs on the Road and as much transverse; by the Saxons Theocsbury, the Town or Temple of Theoc a religious Hermit, of Note formerly for its Monastery Founded by Dodo the Mercian, Anno 715. and for a bloody Battel here fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster, where the Lancastrians receiv∣ed a total Overthrow, and Prince Edward the onely Son of King Henry the 6th. be∣ing about 12 years of Age, had his Brains dasht out: It is a large Town Corpo∣rate, with one great Church in it Dedicated to St. Mary; contains about 500 Hou∣ses, is seated upon the Navigable Severn where the Avon and Swilyate empties them∣selves into it: The Town enjoys several Privileges, sends Burgesses to Parliament, is Govern'd by 2 Bailiffs, 24 Chamber-Men, and 24 Assistants; hath 2 Markets weekly, on Wednsdays and Saturdays, well furnish'd with all sorts of Provisions, and 5 Fairs annually, St. Mathias Day, the 3d. of May, St. Barnaby, St. Bartholomew, and St. Michael; drives a considerable Trade in Clothing, and is Noted for its Mustard-balls.

From Tewksbury you first cross the Avon over 2 Stone-bridges, the one of 3 the other of 2 Arches; whence the Severn accompanies your Road on the Left to WORCESTER: At 49’4. over a Stone-bridg you cross a Brook and enter Wor∣cestershire, * 1.20 and at 50’5. pass through Riple alias Rippel, a small Village; then leav∣ing Upton a Market Town on the Left, seated on the other side the Severn; you pass by several disunited Houses on the Road, and at 54’2. have a Seat of the Lord Coventry's on the Left, * 1.21 4 Furlongs farther you pass through Severnstoke a small Village; * 1.22 whence several repeated Houses conveys you at 58 Miles to Kemsey a Vil∣lage of 2 Furlongs Extent and good Accomodation, little else occuring till at 61’3. * 1.23 you enter the Suburbs of the City of WORCESTER, which We have Il∣lustrated in LONDON to Aberistwith, pag. 3.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. In WORCESTER the forward to LONDON by Pershore.
• 2. A Mile beyond Pershore the Left to Pirton
• 3. In Kemsey the Right to the Severn and the Left to Draycot.
• 4. 2 Furlongs beyond Severnstoke the left to Pershore.
• 5. 1’5. Beyond Severnstoke the Right to Upton.
• 6. 2 Furlongs beyond Tewksbury the Right to Southwick.
• 7. 1’6. Beyond Tewksbury the Left to Cheltenham.
• 8. A Mile short of Parkin the Left to Stan∣dish.
• 9. At the End of Putley the Left to Hares∣field.
• 10. In Cambridg the Right being the direct Road to BRISTOL.
• 11. In Dursley the forward Way to Vley.
• 12. At the entring Tortworth the Left to Wooton Under-edg.
• 13. At the End of Tortworth the Left to Kingswood.
• 15. 10 Furlongs short of Tortworth Park the Left to Tedworth.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute turnings to be a∣voided.
• * 1.3

  BRISTOL, N.E.
• * 1.4

  Stapleton, 3’1.
• * 1.5

  Hamborough, 5.4.
• * 1.6

  Winterborn, 6’6.
• * 1.7

  Acton, 9’4. N. b. E.
• * 1.8

  Crumhal, 14’1. [16 Miles, N.E.] [19 Miles, E. by N.]
• * 1.9

  Tortworth, 20 Miles.
• * 1.10

  Dursley, 22’2. N. b. E.
• * 1.11

  Cam. 23’4.
• * 1.12

  Cambridg, 36’4. N. E. b. N.
• * 1.13

  Whitmister, 29’4. Putley, 30’6. Parkin, 31’2.
• * 1.14

  Quodgley, 33’4.
• * 1.15

  GLOCESTER, 36’4.
• * 1.16

  Kingsholm, 37’4.
• * 1.17

  Longford, 38 Miles.
• * 1.18

  Twigworth 39’1. [39’4. N. b. E.] [40’4. N. E. b. N.] [44 M. N. by W.]
• * 1.19

  Tewksoury, 46’6.
• * 1.20

  Riple, 50’5.
• * 1.21

  Severnstoke, 54’6.
• * 1.22

  Kemsey, 58 Miles.
• * 1.23

  WORCESTER, 62 M.