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 to Torrington aforesaid.

FROM Ilfarcomb beginning a new Our Computation, you first cross a small Rill at 1 Mile, ascending for 5 Furlongs, passing 2 other Rills and over a small Vale, and coming at 5 Miles to Stracum a small Village, seated on a Ri∣vulet in a Bottom: At 6 Miles a Descent of 6 Furlongs leads you into Ham of 2 Furlongs Extent; whence through Ford a small Village at the Bottom of an Ascent, and by Santon Court on the Left, on the other side of the Hill you come at 11’4. to St. Ann's Chapel on the Right, and 3 Furlongs farther by a Ferry of above a M. cross the Taw at its Conjunction with the Towridg.

At 14’6. you go through Northam of 3 Furlongs Extent, seated on the Banks of the Towridg; whence crossing several little Waters, at 16’4. you enter Bediford or Bytheford, seated on the foresaid Towridg, over which it hath a large Stone-Bridg of 24 Arches, so high that Ships of 60 Tun may pass under; a large and florishing Town, well inhabited and frequented, enjoying a good Trade, with a well-pro∣vided Market on Tuesdays.

From Bediford you take your Way over the Bridg, an irregular Road, ascending at 17’5. for 3 Furlongs, and at 18’5. for 5 Furlongs, bringing you to a Descent at 20’5. of 5 Furlongs; whence by repeated Ascents and Descents, over 2 or 3 Rills, a hard stony Way conveys you at 23’7. to Torrington magna, a large Market-Town, seated on the foresaid Towridg, [for which vid. LONDON to Barnstable, pag. 65.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided. In the Continuation from Torrington.

• 1. 3’5. From Torrington the Right to Barnstable.
• 2. In Northam the Left to Appledore.
• 3. The Left in Ham.
• 4. 2 Mile short of Ilfarcomb the Left and Right acute.

In the Road from Ilfarcomb towards EXETER.

• 1. At the End of Newport the Left to Southmoulton.
• 2. 2 Mile beyond Roundsham the Left to Touting.
• 3. 1’7. Short of Chimleigh the Left to Moulton.
• 4. 2 Furlongs short of Crediton the Right to Weston Town.

Notes

• Ilfarcomb, S. W.
• Stracum, 5 Miles. Ham, 6’6. Ford, 7’6. S.
• [13 Miles, S-W. b. S.
• Northam, 14’6.
• Bediford, 16’7.
• Bediford, E. [20’1. S. by E.]
• Torrington, 23’7.