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 BRISTOL to WEYMOVTH com Dorset By IOHN OGILBY Esq•• His Ma.^ties Cosmographer Containing 74 miles 4. Furlong viz^t: From y^e: high Cross in BR••••TOL to Bishops Chve 7 to Wells 12 to Glastonbury 5 6 to Somerton 8 to Martock 7 to Croke••om: 7:3: to South-Parret 24 to Frampton 127 & to Weymouth 12.

The Road from Bristol to Weymouth, In Com. Dorset.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing S.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 56 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 57 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 74’4.

From BRISTOL	Comp.	Measure.
to Bishops Chue	06	06	07’0	07’0
WELLS	09	15	12’0	19’0
Glastonbury	04	19	05’6	24’6
Somerton	06	25	08’0	32’6
Martock	05	30	07’0	39’6
to Crookhorn	05	35	07’3	47’1
South Parret	02	37	02’4	49’5
Frampton	10	47	12’7	62’4
Weymouth	10	57	12’0	74’4
	57		74’4

Somersetshire and Dorsetshire are the Counties past through; * 1.1 and the Parret and South Froom are the principal Rivers crost over; it's an indifferent well-frequented Road, as leading from the Seavern or North Sea to the South Sea, yet a great part of it is a bad, deep Way, but is something recompenc'd by the reiterated good Towns and Places of Accomodation through which you pass.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 22 Miles the Right to Ashton
• At In WELLS the Right to Huntspil.
• At 24’6. The forward Way in Glastonbury to Bridgwater.
• At 33’0. At the End of Somerton the Right to Langport.
• At 35’1. The forward Way on the Right to Langport.
• At 40’0. * 1.2 At the End of Martock the forward Way to Petherton.
• At 41’2. The Right to Petherton Bridg.
• At 50’6. The Left acute.
• At 50’7. The Left to North Parret.
• At 51’1. The Right to Chedington.
• At 66’4. The Left to Bradford.

COmmencing at the High-Cross in BRISTOL you take your Way over the Bridg and along Redcliff-street, and at 1 Mile leave the Suburbs; then through Bedminster at 1’4. Bisport at 3’1. Bishops Chue at 7 Miles, as in BRISTOL to EX∣ETER, pag. 115. you are convey'd to the City of WELLS at 19 Miles, the Account of which you have in LONDON to BATH and WELLS, pag. 69. Adding, that it is an Episcopal See, under whose Jurisdiction is also that of BATH, its Cathethedral is a most beautiful Structure with 3 Towers, said to be Built by Ina King of the West Saxons, circa Ann. 704. besides which, it hath several grace∣ful Buildings both Publick and Private, as the Bishops Palace Wall'd and Moted, the Deans House, with the Houses of the Prebendaries; the Chapter consists of 50 Prebends, 8 Canons, 14 Singing Men and 6 Boys, with a Dean, Chaunter, Chan∣cellor, and 3 Arch-Deacons, viz. of BATH, WELLS and Taunton.

Leaving WELLS, you pass through Polsham at 22 Miles, Glastonbury at 24’6. and Streat at 26’4. the Account of all which you have in the foremention'd Road from BRI∣STOL to EXETER pag. 115. In Streat omitting the acute Way on the Right to Taunton, &c. and at the End of it, the great Road on the Right to Bridgwater, &c. you proceed, and leave the Wind-Mill 2 Furlongs on the Left; then after 2 little Ascents, seconded with a Descent of 3 Furlongs, you are convey'd at 29’3. to Compton Dundo a small Village, where you leave the Beacon 6 Furlongs on the R. * 1.3 and at 30’7. pass through Littleton another small Village, and after a little Ascent, you cross a Vale, and at 32’3. enter Somerton of 5 Furlongs Extent, seated on a Branch of the Parret, a Town formerly of good Note, and whence the County took its Name, it is now a large, but poor Town, yet enjoys a well-furnisht Mar∣ket on Mondays, once a fortnight, especially for lean Cattel, when it seemeth rather a Fair than a Market.

At 34’4. * 1.4 you pass by a Wind-Mill on the Right, and at 35’2. enter Long Sutton a Village of 2 Furlongs-Extent, lying most on the Right, but the Church on the Left; * 1.5 whence at 36’4. crossing the Yeovel about 3 Miles below Ilchester, you enter Longlode of 6 Furl. Extent and some Accomodation; at 38’2. you pass through a Vil∣lage of 2 Furlongs, and at 39 Miles enter Martock, which with Bewer a Village adjoyning, extends 12 Furlongs on the Road, but most on the Right: It is a Town of good Reception, seated on a Branch of the adjacent Parret, and opposite to it appears Hampden a Noted Hill a Mile on the Left.

Leaving the Town, you pass between Norton and Chisselborow on the Left, and South Petherton a Market-Town on the other side the Parret, on the Right; and at 43’6. * 1.6 pass through West Chinock a discontinued Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; thence over Bow-Bridg crossing a Branch of the Parret, by Meryot beyond the River on the Right; * 1.7 whence ascending 4 Furlongs and equally descending, at 46’6. you enter Crookhorn or Crockhern of 3 Furlongs Extent and as much transverse; a well-frequent∣ed Market-Town, as seated on the great Western Road, to which We refer you, pag. 52.

Leaving the Town you pass by several scattering Houses on the Road, and cross∣ing the Parret at 48’2. * 1.8 half a Mile beyond enter Dorsetshire, and after a little As∣cent, at 49’5. South Parret a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; a little beyond which, ascending a large Hill of 11 Furlongs Height, you leave the Long Ash on the Left, and a straight Course conducts you by Cross-Comb Church 4 Furlongs on the Left, and Esq Penney's Park contiguous on the Right, by the Three Sisters at 54’4. cer∣tain Trees so call'd; * 1.9 whence little occurs, till at 59 Miles you descend 4 Furlongs, and at 59’6. enter Maiden Newton a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent.

At 61’4. * 1.10 you pass through Crokeway a small Village, and 6 Furlongs beyond, en∣ter Framton or Frampton of 4 Furlongs Extent, seated pleasantly on the Banks of the Frome, a River well stor'd with Trouts and other Fish; and the Town enjoys a small Market on Thursdays; at the End of the Town you cross the Frome aforesaid, and ascend a Hill of 4 Furlongs; * 1.11 then crossing a Valley at 65’4. you are convey'd at 66’7. through Stepleton a small Village, where you ascend a Hill of 5 Furlongs, seconded with a small Descent; at 68’2. you ascend 3 Furlongs, equally descend∣ing; whence by Frier Waddon on the Right, and several discontinued Houses on the Road, an indifferent straight Way leads you at 73’7. to Melcomb Regis, and at 74’3. into Weymouth, * 1.12 united and incorporated together, equally florishing and frequented, [the Account of both which you have in LONDON to Weymouth pag. 105.] They are situate on the Southermost Point of the County near Portland Isle, and are se∣cur'd by San'sfoot and Portland Castles: This Island contains but one Church, which standeth so near the Sea, that to preserve it, the Inhabitants have been forc'd to raise a Wall about it of a great Height: It produces good Corn and Pasturage, but above all, that excellent white Stone so much us'd in the City of LONDON and elsewhere; and hath several good Springs, but little or no Wood.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 2’6. Beyond Melcomb Regis the Right to Dorchester.
• 2. 1’5. Beyond that, the Left to Waddon the upper Way.
• 3. The Right in Maiden Newton to Ever∣sholt.
• 4. A Furlong beyond South Parret the Left acute.
• 5. 6 Furlongs short of Crookhorn the Left acute.
• 6. In West-Chinock the Right to Hasel∣mere.
• 7. 4 Furlongs short of Bower the Right to Ilchester.
• 8. In Martock the Right-Hand Ways to Evil and Ilchester.
• 9. 2 Furlongs beyond Long Sutton the Right to Kingston.
• 10. 4 Furlongs short of Compton Dundo the Left to Bridgwater.
• 11. 4 Furlongs beyond Cumpton Dundo the Left acute.
• 12. At the End of Glastonbury the Right acute.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute turnings to be a∣voided.
• * 1.3

  Compton Dundo, 29’3. Littleton, 30’7. Somerton, 32’6.
• * 1.4

  Long Sutton, 35’3.
• * 1.5

  Longlode, 36’7. [37’3. S. S. E.] Martock; 39’6.
• * 1.6

  West Chinock, 43’6. S. by W.
• * 1.7

  Crookhorn, 47’1. S. b. E
• * 1.8

  South Parret, 49’5. S. S. E.
• * 1.9

  [55 M. S. by W.] [57’6. S. E. by S.] Maiden Newton, 66 M.
• * 1.10

  Crokeway, 71’4. Frampton, 62’4. S. by W.
• * 1.11

  [66 Miles S. by E.] Stepleton, 66’7.
• * 1.12

  Weymouth, 74’4.