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 Exeter to Barnstable, Continued to Ilfarcomb in Devonshire.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. N. W.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 38. M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 40 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration. 49’1.

From EXETER	Comp.	Measure.
to Crediton	07	07	08’0	08’0
Chimleigh	11	18	13’5	21’5
to Barnstable	14	32	17’0	38’5
Ilfarcomb	08	40	10’4	49’1

Extended to Torrington in Devonshire, thus:

From Ilfarcomb	Comp.	Measure.
to Bediford	12	12	16’7	16’7
Torrington	05	17	07’0	23’7

The County of Devon. contains the whole Road; and the Ex, Forton, Moul, * 1.1 Taw and Towridg, the principal Rivers crost over; being generally a rough, hard Way, yet wants not a fitting Reception for Travellers.

Acute Turnings to be avoided.

• At 6’5. the R. a different way to Kerton.
• At 7’7. The Left to Weston.
• At 12’6. The Right to Morchard.
• At 14’7. The Left acute.
• At 18’3. The Right forward.
• At 24’6. The Right forward.
• At 28’2. The Right to South Moulton. * 1.2
• At 31’2. The Left to Athrington.
• At 34’3. The Left to Touton.
• At 38’1. The Right to Lankey.
• At 40’7. The Left to Branton.
• At 41’2. The Right to Raley.

In the Continuation to Torrington.

• At 3 Furl. the Right to Morthay.
• At 1’4. The Left acute.
• At 1’7. The Right acute.
• At 3’7. The Left to Barnstable.
• At 7’3. The Right acute.
• At 13’7. The Right to Northam.
• At 18’0. The Left to South Moulton.
• At 20’1. The Left to EXETER.

FRom EXETER, first passing 2 or 3 small Rills, you cross the Ex at 1’6. * 1.3 having a little above receiv'd the Credy, and passing another Rill, you touch upon the foresaid Credy, crossing 2 Rills more, and at 4’3. pass through Syar-New∣ton, alias Newton-Syres, a small Village near the Banks of the Credy; whence over 3 other Rills, and by Dunsum House on the Left, you at last cross the Forton and at 7’3. enter Crediton vulgo Kerton, * 1.4 seated on the West of the Credy at a little di∣stance, near its Conjunction with the Forton; a large Town, extending 5 Furlongs on the Road, divided into the East and West Towns; hath a great Market on Saturdays, a good Trade for Serges, shews a fair Church, formerly the Bishops See, with an incorporated Free-School; and is of Note for giving Birth to Winifred the Apostle of the Hussians, &c. in Germany.

At the End of the Town you pass over a small Hill, and crossing 2 Rills at 10’3 ascend an Hill of 6 Furlongs, * 1.5 on the Top of which you pass through New Buiding a small Village, presently descending for half a Mile; whence an unlevel Way, succeeded by a more fertile Vale, wherein you cross 2 or 3 Branches of the Taw, brings, you by the Beacon on the Right, to Chawley at 19’2. * 1.6 a discontinued Village of 4 Furlongs; whence crossing a Valley, and therein a Branch of the Taw; on the Top of the Ascent at 21’2. you enter Chimleigh or Chulmleigh, * 1.7 a small Market-Town of 2 Furl. Length, seated at the Confluence of the foresaid Water with the Taw.

At 22’5. in a Valley you cross another Branch of the foresaid Taw, ascending 4 Furlongs, * 1.8 and passing by Chington House on the Left at 25 Miles; thence descend∣ing easily to 26 Miles, you have a more eminent Rise for near a Mile, which car∣ries you at 27’2. * 1.9 through Chidingford a small Village: Thus leaving Wortley 3 Fur∣longs on the Left, * 1.10 you cross a small Rill, by Beatford House contiguous on the Left descend 4 Furlongs, pass another Rill at 30’1. and leaving Chetelhampton Church a small distance on the Right: * 1.11 At 30’6. cross 2 small Rills, pass through Bathing at 35’5. * 1.12 and Ronson at 37 Miles, both small Villages.

At 37’2. * 1.13 you enter Newport of 4 Furlongs Extent, where you fall in with the Road from Bridgwater, * 1.14 3 Furlongs beyond which you enter Barstable or Barnstaple at 38’1. a large and well-frequented Corporation and Market-Town, [for which see LONDON to Barnstable, pag. 65.] The main Body of the Town lies upon the Right, extending only 3 Furlongs upon this Road; 4 Furlongs beyond which, (first crossing 2 small Rills, * 1.15 Branches of the adjacent Taw) you pass through Pilton, and 3 Furlongs farther Bradford, both small Villages.

At 40 Miles you ascend for 6 Furlongs, * 1.16 pass through Prickworthy a small Village, and crossing a Valley at 42 Miles, leave Bittaden 3 Furlongs on the Right, passing by Stoford at the Bottom of another Ascent of 5 Furlongs, descending at 48 Miles for 4 Furlongs, * 1.17 and at 48’7. entring into Ilfarcomb, vulgo Ilfracomb, a good Mar∣ket-Town, situate on the Shoar of the Severn Sea, almost opposite to Swanzey in Glamorganshire, enjoying a safe Harbor for Ships.

The Continuation to Torrington aforesaid.

FROM Ilfarcomb beginning a new Our Computation, * 1.18 you first cross a small Rill at 1 Mile, ascending for 5 Furlongs, passing 2 other Rills and over a small Vale, * 1.19 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, * 1.20 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. * 1.21 you go through Northam of 3 Furlongs Extent, seated on the Banks of the Towridg; * 1.22 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, * 1.23 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. * 1.24 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

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  EXETER, N. [3’2. N.W.] Syar-Newton, 4’3.
• * 1.4

  Kerton, 8 Miles.
• * 1.5

  New Buidings, 11’1.
• * 1.6

  Chamley, 19’5.
• * 1.7

  Chimleigh, 21’5.
• * 1.8

  [24’4. W. by N.] [26’1. N. N. W.]
• * 1.9

  Chiddingford, 27’2.
• * 1.10

  [31’4. N.W. by N.]
• * 1.11

  Bathing, 35’5.
• * 1.12

  Ronson, 37 Miles.
• * 1.13

  Newport, 37’4.
• * 1.14

  Barnstable, 38’5. N. by W.
• * 1.15

  Pilton, 39’1. Bradford, 39’4.
• * 1.16

  ••••••••worthy, 42’3.
• * 1.17

  Ilfarcomb, 49 Miles.
• * 1.18

  Ilfarcomb, S. W.
• * 1.19

  Stracum, 5 Miles. Ham, 6’6. Ford, 7’6. S.
• * 1.20

  [13 Miles, S-W. b. S.
• * 1.21

  Northam, 14’6.
• * 1.22

  Bediford, 16’7.
• * 1.23

  Bediford, E. [20’1. S. by E.]
• * 1.24

  Torrington, 23’7.