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 Dartmouth in Devonshire, To Minhead in Somersetshire.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. N. E.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 60 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 52 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 71’2.

From Dartmouth	Comp.	Measure.
to Newton Bushel	12	12	16’0	16’0
Kenford	08	20	10’7	26’7
EXETER	02	22	04’4	31’3
Silverton	06	28	07’5	39’0
Teverton	06	34	07’0	46’0
to Bampton	05	39	07’2	53’2
Berry	03	42	04’0	57’2
Embercomb	08	50	10’4	67’6
Minhead	02	52	03’4	71’2
	52		71’2

Devonshire and Somersetshire include the whole Road; and the Ting, Ex, Colomb, * 1.1 Burn, Loman and Bampton are the principal Rivers crost over; affording in general no very good Way, as being exceeding Hilly, but every where replenisht with Inns &c. for entertaining and accommodating Travellers; a well-frequented Road, as being the ready way from Dartmouth a Port-Town on the South Sea, to the City of EXETER; and from thence to Minhead a Port-Town on the North Sea.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 3’2. The Right to Lyfton.
• 9’6. The Right to Kings Keswel.
• 16’1. The Left to Ashburton.
• 17 M. The Left to Tingrace.
• 17’3. The Right to Tingmouth.
• 23 M. The Right to Powderham.
• 31’5. The Right in EXETER to LONDON.
• 40’7. The Left to Bickley.
• At 47’1. The Right to Chettescomb, * 1.2 and the Left to Boldham.
• 53’3. The Left acute.
• 54’2. The Right to Langford.
• 55’2. The Right to Skilgate, and a Fur∣long farther the Left to Dulverton.
• 61’6. The Right to Luxborow.
• 66 M. The Left to Woton Courtnay.
• 67’6. and 68’1. The Right to Dunstar.

BEFORE We proceed to the particulars of the Road, * 1.3 take this short View of the Initial Town: Dartmouth or Dertmouth seated at the Mouth of the Ri∣ver Dert, a large, well-built, well-inhabited and frequented Port-Town, which is occasion'd by it's safe and commodious Harbor; drives a considerable Trade at Sea and is well-provided with Shipping, its an ancient Corporation, contains 3 Pa∣rish-Churches, enjoying several Immunities, as sending Burgesses to Parliament, &c. and is Govern'd by a Mayor, &c. and hath a well-furnish'd Market on Fridays.

Leaving the Town, you Ferry over the Dert (which is here three Furlongs) and on the other side pass through 2 Village of about 2 Furlongs Extent, * 1.4 then at 2 Miles you pass by Crupland House on the Left; at 4’1. descend 5 Furlongs, and at the Bottom leave Cherston Church 2 Furlongs on the Right; whence an indirect Way by Wayton House on the Left conveys you at 8’6. to a small Descent, 3 Fur∣longs farther ascending again, you presently descend 4 Furlongs, and on the De∣scent leave Marldon Church on the Left.

At 10’7. you pass through Come a scattering Village, * 1.5 and then by some stragling Houses on the Road, descend a small Hill at 13’3. and leave Abbots Keswel Church on the Left; thence ascending 3 Furlongs 2 repeated Descents by Olber Church on the Right, leads you at 15’5. * 1.6 into Newton-Bushel or Newton Abbots of 5 Furlongs Extent, seated on the Leman a Branch of the Ting or Teing, a Town of good Ac∣commodation, and has a well-provided Market on Wednsdays for Cattle, Corn, &c. about 5 Miles below this Town is Tingmouth or Teingmouth, of Note for being the Place where the Danes first Landed.

From Newton Bushel you ascend a small Hill, and presently descend again, * 1.7 leav∣ing

Hewyk Church on the Left 2 Furlongs; at 17’2. you cross the Ting aforesaid, which rising on the Edg of Dartmore near a small Village call'd Gydlay, passes by Chidlay and at Tingmouth aforesaid falls into the Sea: then leaving King's Stainton 6 Furlongs on the Right, and Tingrace 4 Furlongs on the Left; at 18’2. passing by Tom the Trumpeter's on the Right, and 2 Furlongs farther by the Red Lyon on the Left, both Inns of Accomodation, you ascend a large Hill of 6 Furlongs; whence over several Ascents and Descents at 24 Miles passing over a large Vale, and at 24’5. descending Haldon Hill of 7 Furlongs, brings you at 26’6. to cross the small River Ken (which about 4 Miles below falls into the Ex) where ascending you en∣ter Kenford of 2 Furlongs Extent; * 1.8 thence 2 repeated Descents passing through a scattering Village, and leaving Falmouth House 2 Furlongs on the Left, leads you at 28’4. over a Vale.

At 29’4. * 1.9 you pass through Affington a scattering Village, and at 30’2. enter the Suburbs of EXETER, and over the Bridg enter the City which We have Il∣lustrated in preceding Plates; at the leaving the City you omit the great Road that leads to LONDON, &c. and bear to the Left through a Suburb of 4 Furl. Extent.

At 32’7. crossing a Rill you ascend Stoke Hill of 5 Furlongs, and by some scatter∣ing Houses at 34 Miles, a Descent of a Mile conveys you to a Stone-Bridg of 9 Arches over the River Columb just at its confluence with the Ex; 2 Furlongs farther you pass through Stoke a small Village, * 1.10 and leave Brampford Church on the Right 4 Furlongs; and at 36’4. through Rew a scattering Village; then at 38’1. you as∣cend a small Hill, * 1.11 and at 38’6. enter Silverton a good Town of Accomodation, 3 Furlongs in Extent; Govern'd by a Portreeve, and hath 2 Fairs annually, Midsomer Day, and St. Bartholemew.

At the End of the Town you ascend Silverton Hill which is a Mile and half on the Road, descending it again at 41’2. 8 Furlongs, and at the Bottom cross the Burn a small Brook, * 1.12 then at 43 Miles by some Houses on the Right, and at 44 Miles ascending, you come upon Long Causeway of a Mile Extent well Pav'd; then after a small Descent at 45’5. * 1.13 you enter Teverton or Twerton, q. d. Twyford-Town, as being seated at the Confluence of the Leman with the Ex, a large Town, contain∣ing above 500 Houses, and hath much suffered by Fire; it at present drives a con∣siderable Trade in Clothing, enjoying several Privileges, as sending Burgesses to Parliament, hath 2 good Free-Schools and 3 Alms-houses; is Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, 12 Elders, and 12 Assistants; hath a considerable Market on Tuesdays, and 2 Fairs annually, the Tuesday sevenight after Whitsunday, and Michaelmas Day.

From Teverton you pass over a large Valley, * 1.14 and after 3 repeated Descents are convey'd at 53 Miles to Bath-Hampton vulgo Bampton or Baunton, of 4 Furlongs Ex∣tent, seated on a Branch of the Ex, and in a Bottom environ'd with Hills; it num∣bers above 100 Houses, and hath a large Church where are intomb'd several of the Family of the Earls of Bath; it's Govern'd by a Portreeve, and had formerly 2 Mar∣kets Weekly, Wednsdays and Saturdays, but now only one and that on Mundays, with 2 Fairs yearly, Whitson Tuesday and St. Lukes Day.

At 54 Miles you descend a small Hill, * 1.15 and at 55’2. pass through Murbath a small Vill. and presently a Descent of 3 Furl. (by Gilberts on the Right) is seconded by an Ascent of 8 Furl. at the Top of which you enter Somersetsh. and presently descending a steep Hill at 57’2. * 1.16 pass through Berry a small Vill. whence over 2 large Ascents call'd Brunnam Hill be∣ing generally open, Heathy, and Furse Ground, little occurs but passing by Brumpton Regis a Mile on the Right, till at 64’3. you descend 4 Furl. and leave Cutcomb Church on the Left.

Then at 65’7. you pass by some Lime-Kilns on the Left, and at 66’7. descending a large Hill, * 1.17 you pass through Embercum or Timbercomb a Vill. of good Accomodation; whence ascending 7 Furl. through open way, at 70’6. you enter Minhead a Borough and Port-town, whose convenient Harbor occasions an indifferent Trade to Ireland, &c. It Elects Parlia∣ment Men, and hath a small Market on Wednsdays.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 3 Furl. from Minhead the R. to Selworthy.
• 2. 2’6. beyond Embercum the L. to Taunton.
• 3. 5 Furl. beyond Murbath the R. to Exbridg
• 4. At the End of Bampton the Left acute.
• 5. At the end of Teverton the L. to London, &c.
• 6. 3 Furl. beyond Silverton the R. to Uphick.
• 7. At the Bridg at EXETER, the forward to Truro, &c.
• 8. 2 Furl. short of Kenford the L. to Mamhead
• 9. At the Top of Haldon Hill the Left acute.
• 10. 2 Furl. short of Crupland House the Left to Booth.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  Dartmouth, N. N. E.
• * 1.4

  [3 Miles N. N. W.]
• * 1.5

  Come, 10’7.
• * 1.6

  Newton Bushel, 16 M.
• * 1.7

  [17 Miles N. by E.]
• * 1.8

  Kenford, 26’7.
• * 1.9

  Affington, 29’4. EXETER, 31’3.
• * 1.10

  Stoke, 35’3. Rew, 36’4.
• * 1.11

  Silverton, 39 Miles.
• * 1.12

  [43’1. N. W. by N.]
• * 1.13

  Teverton, 46 Miles N. by W.
• * 1.14

  [49 Miles N.N.E.] [51’6. N. W. by W.] Bampton, 53’2.
• * 1.15

  [54’5. N. N. W.] Murbath, 55’2. Gilberts, 55’7.
• * 1.16

  Berry, 57’2. [62 Miles N. by E.]
• * 1.17

  Timbercomb, 67’6. N. by W. Minhead, 71’2.