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 Carlisle to Barwick, In Northumberland.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. E.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 69 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 55 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 80’4.

From CARLISLE	Comp.	Measure.
to Brakenhil	06	06	09’4	09’4
the entring Scotland	06	12	09’2	18’6
Castleton	04	16	05’6	24’4
Jedborough	16	32	22’0	46’4
Kelso	07	39	10’6	57’2
to the re-entring England	4	43	05’4	62’6
Cornhil	3	46	04’1	66’7
Wesel	2	48	03’3	70’2
Barwick	7	55	10’2	80’4

Cumberland, Part of Scotland and Northumberland include the Road; and the Eden, * 1.1 Leven, Kirsop, Liddale, Jed, Tweed, Reddinburn and Till are the principal Rivers crost over; yielding very rarely an inclos'd Way, or any Entertainment for a Tra∣veller, except in Jedborough and Kelso, both in Scotland; being chiefly Mountainous and infrequented, yet not to be better'd, unless doubling the length of the Journey you go by New-Castle.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 10’4. The Right to Whitclose.
• At 38’2. The acute on the Right to Wolly.
• At 51’2. The Left acute.
• At 56’7. The acute Way on the Right at the Entring Kelso.
• At 64’6. The Right to Etal.
• At 69’3. The acute way on the R. to Heaton.
• At 69’5. * 1.2 The acute Way on the Right to Tilmouth.
• At 71’6. The acute Way on the Right to New-Biggins.
• At 75’2. The acute Way on the Right to Thornton.

SEtting forward from Moor-Hall in the City of CARLISLE, [the Account of which We have given you in LONDON to CARLISLE, pag. 76.] you pass through Rickard or Scotch-Gate, and cross the Ituna or Eden, which Rising in West∣merland on the Confines of Yorkshire, passes by Kirkby-Steven and Appleby, receiving the Below, Troutbek and Livennant next the Ulles; and therein the Glenkwen and Gle∣roden by Penrith, then the Irthing alias Irt, from the Borders of Northumberland and Scotland, and therein the Gelt, Gambek, Potrose and Troutbek; after this, the Bruscath; and lastly, the Petterel and Canda abovesaid; and so with the great River Esk, from Eskdale in Scotland, and the little River Sark falling into the Itunian Bay, whereon We find situate the Burgh, or Burgh upon Sands, suppos'd to be the old Castra Explora∣torum, and Boulness or Blatum Bulgium, near the End of the Picts Wall, another Roman Station mention'd in the Itineraries.

But to return to 1’0. passing by Stanix, alias Stanwicks Church on the Right, * 1.3 an enclos'd Road brings you at 2’6. to Blakeford a small Village on the Left: At 3’4. * 1.4 passing by New-Town a Village a little distant on the Left; you leave the Lane and enter open Way, and such indeed is generally the whole Remainder of the Road: At 3’7. you pass by Garriston a Village on the Left, * 1.5 and about 5 Miles have an in∣clos'd Way for 6 Furlongs; at 7’3. you pass over Leven alias Line fluv. falling into the Esk aforesaid, and giving Denomination to Kirk Leventon on the Right, and West Leventon a Mile behind on the Left; at 8’3. passing by some Houses on the Right, you come to Brackneth, alias Brackenhil, a Village at 9’4. on the Left; at 10’2. * 1.6 ascend an Hill of 2 Furlongs, and by the Skirts of others, come at 12’1. to an Ascent of 3 Furlongs call'd Netherhurst; whence at 15’6. * 1.7 passing by Kingsfield a Village to the Left about 3 Furlongs, and at 16’4. Lethel a Village likewise on the Left.

At 18’1. you leave Stonegarth, alias Stangartick, a little to the Right, and at Kir∣sop fluv. which you cross at 18’6. enter Scotland: Then leaving Kirkby Hill, some Houses so call'd, * 1.8 on the Right; at 21’2. cross Liddale fluv. falling into the Kirsop a little below, and both into the Esk aforemention'd: At 23’4. appears Castleton Kirk 4 Furlongs to the Left, * 1.9 and a Mile farther you pass through Castleton it self, a small Village; at 25’6. leave Dunley-bire, a House so call'd, on the Left; and at 29’6. re-pass Liddale fluv. and ascend a small Hill, a little farther ascending and de∣scending alike; * 1.10 thus by repeated Ascents and Descents, with sometimes more, some∣times less interpos'd Distance: At 38’2. you pass by the House of Sr. Gilbert Elliot, to the Right about 3 Furlongs, call'd Wootly; and prosecuting a Road like the for∣mer, you arrive at Jedborough, situate on the River Jodd, which having receiv'd 8 lesser Streams bearing Names; is one of the 10 principal Ones that falls into the Tiot or Tiviot, and that again is one of the 21 prime Branches that constitute the Tweed, so deservedly Eminent among the Brittish Rivers.

The Town is 3 Furlongs long, * 1.11 and wants not Conveniency of Entertainment, being a handsome Town, as Towns go hereabouts, and enjoys a small Market: Leaving the River and Town at 46’6. you pass by Cralin or Crelin on the Right at 50’2. a Village so call'd, of 3 Furlongs Extent, and cross a small Water at 51 M. and by Kirk-Eckford alias Sackford, on the same Hand a 52’6. passing through that Part of Scotland call'd Tividale; from the River Tiot or Tiviot before mention'd, which so plentifully waters it.

At 54’5. * 1.12 through Highton or Hilton, a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; then at 56’7. you come to Part of Kelso alias Kailso, at 57 Miles cross the foresaid Tweed by a Ferry, not much below the Place where it recieves the Tiviot, and enter the Town of Kailso, a well-built and well-inhabited Market-Town, and plea∣santly seated on the North Side of the Tweed, scarce subscribing to any in the South Part of Scotland, affording good Accomodation, and extending 4 Furlongs in length on the Road, and as much upon the River.

Hence by Sharpitlaw on the Left, and Sprouston 3 Furlongs distant from 59’2. on the Right, * 1.13 you re-pass the Tweed at 60’5. and come to Ridam alias Reddin at 62 Miles, on the Left, a Village so denominated from Reddingburn fluv. which you cross at 62’6. where you re-enter England, about a Mile from its Influx into Tweed, which afterwards is the Limits of the two Kingdoms; * 1.14 dividing Scotland from that Province of England call'd Northumberland.

At 63’3. * 1.15 you pass through Carrhoom alias Carram Castle, a Village so call'd; and leaving Wark Castle on the Left between you and the River, * 1.16 which at a Miles di∣stance more or less accompanies you to Barwick; you come at 66’7. to Cornil alias Cornwel, and between Tillmouth on the Right and Tillisly Hall on the Left; at 70 Miles you cross the River Till, which watering this North Part of Northumberland, passes by Woller a Market-Town, and having receiv'd the Bowbenny, Hetterborn and Boanish, a little below this Place falls into the Tweed: presently after passing by We∣sel on the Left, and Grimdon a Village to the Right about 4 Furlongs from 71’2. you come to an inclos'd Way between 73’4. and 75’2. where at the Cross-Road Thornton appears to the Right about 4 Furlongs, * 1.17 and at 76’2. Lingridg House some∣what nearer on the Left; whence entring Orde a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent, and near the Banks of the Tweed.

At 79’2. you fall in with the great LONDON Road, and at 80 Miles crossing the Tweed over a fair long Bridg, * 1.18 enter Barwick a Town and County of it self, [as in LON∣DON to Barwick pag. 18.] adding this, That in the Discords between the 2 Kingdoms, before the Union, its Possession was very vigorously strove for by the opposite Party, was won by the Kings Forces from the invading Scots, and 25’000 of their numerous Army slain, Ann. 24 E. 1st. but since temp. E. 14th. constantly possest by the English; it Elects Parliament Men.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 6 Furl. from Barwick the Left, being the great Road to YORK LONDON, &c.
• 2. Against Thornton the Right acute.
• 3. Against Grimdon, the Right to the Borders of Scotland.
• 4. 6 Furlongs short of Brakenhil the Right to the Mole.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  [1’0. W. b. N.]
• * 1.4

  [3’4. N. E.]
• * 1.5

  [4’0. N. by W.] [4’4. N. N. E.] Leven fluv. 7’3.
• * 1.6

  [9’0. N.]
• * 1.7

  [14’2. N.E.]
• * 1.8

  Liddale fluv. 21’2.
• * 1.9

  Castleton, 24’4.
• * 1.10

  [31’6. N by W.] [32’2. N. N. E.] [34’2. N.] [38’0. N.E. by N.] [46’3. E. by S] Jedborough, 46’3.
• * 1.11

  [47’0. N. E.]
• * 1.12

  Highton, 54’5. [55 M. N. N. E.] [56’6. N. N. W.] Cailso, 57 Miles.
• * 1.13

  [61’6. N.]
• * 1.14

  [63’2. E.]
• * 1.15

  Carrhoom, 63’3.
• * 1.16

  [66’2. N. E. by N.]
• * 1.17

  [〈◊〉〈◊〉. E. N. E.] [〈◊〉〈◊〉 N. E. by N.] Orde, 78 Miles. [79 Miles E. by N.]
• * 1.18

  Barwick. 80 Miles.