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 LONDON to ARVNDEL. com: Sussex. By JOHN OGILBY Esq^r His Ma.^ties Cofmographer Containing 55 miles 4 Furlongs viz^t. From y^e Standard in Cornhill to Ewel •••• to Letherhead 5m5 fur to Mickleham 2:•• to Darking 2:5 to Billinghurst 27 to Amberley. 9.7. to Houghton 1:4 to ARVNDEL 2: 6: With the continitation From ARVNDEL to CHICHESTER.

The Road from London to Arundel In SƲSSEX.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing S.W. by S.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 49 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 46 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 55’4.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Towting	05	05	06’7	06’7
Ewell	06	11	07’1	14’0
Letherhead	05	16	05’5	19’5
Darking	04	20	04’6	24’3
to Stonestreet	05	25	05’5	30’0
Billinghurst	10	35	11’3	41’3
Amberley	08	43	09’7	51’2
Arundel	03	46	04’2	55’4

With the Continuation from Arundel to CHICHESTER, thus

From Arundel	Comp.	Measure.
to CHICHESTER	08 M.	10’4.

Midlesex, Surrey and Sussex include the whole Road, and the Thames, Mole, Oke, * 1.1 Arun and Lavant are the principal Rivers past over, affording an indifferent Way, but good Entertainment.

The Road We exhibit is by Darking, * 1.2 yet some will pass by Horsham 3 or 4 Miles to the Left, and others travel the more frequented Way on the Left to Darking by Stretham, Micham and Sutton.

Thus much in general, the Turnings to be avoided being these that follow:

• At 1’7. The Right to Kingston.
• At 2’3. the Left to Croydon.
• At 8’4. the Right forward to Kingston.
• At 13’2. the Left to Nonsuch.
• At 14’1. the Right to the Common.
• At 15’5. The Right.
• At 15’7. The Left.
• At 19’4. In Leatherhead, the right to Guilford.
• At 24’3. In Darking the Right to Guilford.
• At 32’7. * 1.3 The Left along Honey-lane uniting again.
• At 33’3. The Right to Guilford.
• At 34’7. The Left to Horsham.
• At 35’2. The Left by Screw-bridg uniting a∣gain.
• At 45’4. The Right to Pulborow.
• At 51’4. The Left.
• At 53’5. The Right to CHICHESTER.

From the Standard in Cornhil, LONDON, along Grace-church-street, * 1.4 Fish-street-hill, over LONDON-bridg and through Southwark, as in the Description of LON∣DON, a small Interval brings you at 1’4. to Newington of 2 Furlongs Extent, * 1.5 at the End of which the acute Way on the Right to Kingston, Guilford and Portsmouth branches out, and another at the Gallows to Stretham and thence to Lewes and Newhaven by Croydon, or to Arundel by Horsham or Darking.

Hence over Clapham-heath you come at 6’4. to Towting-beck a small Village, * 1.6 at 7 Miles pass through Towting-graveny a Village of 2 Furlongs, * 1.7 whence an indirect Way brings you at 10’2. to Moredon another little Village, and leaving Non-such on your Left, a stately House of the King's Built by H. 8th. you pass through Ewel at 14 Miles, * 1.8 a small Market-Town of about 2 Furlongs long; and at 15’4 through part of Ebesham, * 1.9 vulgo Epsum, a Town much frequented for its Medicinal Waters, the Well lying 3 Furlongs on the Right at 16’6. But proceeding, at 19’3. * 1.10 you enter Leatherhead of 3 Furlongs in length, affording good Entertainment; whence bearing to the Left, and at 21’5. passing through Mickleham a Village of 2 Furlongs, * 1.11 a Mile farther you cross the River Mole, near the Place where it has a subterranean Passage for a Mile or two, * 1.12 and enter Darking, alias Darkin, at 24’1. situate on a Branch of the Mole, a large Town of good Reception, with a Noted Market on Thursdays, especially for Fowl.

From Darkin over a Hill of 3 Furlongs height, succeeded by another Ascent, and woody on each side, you come to Cold-harbor Hill ascending for 3 Furlongs, but des∣cending a Mile, and conveying you at 30 Miles to Stone-street a scattering Village; * 1.13

whence a Cause-way of 2 Miles, part of the old Roman Port-way call'd Stany-street; (near which is Okeley or Aclea, where King Ethelwald Son of King Egbert obtain'd an eminent Victory over the Danes) conveys you by a small Descent at 30’7. to Oke∣wood Bridg, * 1.14 and ascending Oke-wood Hill, enter Sussex at 32’7. the forward Way lead∣ing through Honey-lane, to avoid the Dirtyness of which, you bear to the Right, and at 34’7. the forward Way on the Left leads to Horsham about 3 Miles di∣stant, a good Borough and Market-Town, so call'd from Horsa Brother of Hen∣gist; Govern'd by 2 Bayliffs, Electing Parliament Men, and is the place where the County Goal is kept; * 1.15 omitting which you come next to Rohook a small Village, where you have again a different Way on the Left.

Hence through a small Wood, at 36’4. you cross the River Arun, leaving Detsum-Place on the Left, and uniting the last mention'd Way at 37’5. whence a direct Road through Buckman-Corn a small Village leads you at 41’1. * 1.16 into Billingherst of 3 Furlongs, and good Accomodation; thence through a small Village call'd Mulsey, and over New-Bridg and Pulborow Common, you descend for three Furlongs, pass over Wickford Bridg, * 1.17 and at 47’6. through Wickenholt a small Village, and af∣ter by Parham Park Sr. Cecil Bishop's, and the Place on the Left you come to Parham a little Village; * 1.18 whence 3 successive Descents convey you at 51 Miles into Amberley, a reasonable Thorough-fare of 3 Furlongs.

At 52’2. * 1.19 over Houghton Bridg you cross the River Arun, and 4 Furlongs farther pass through Houghton 2 Furlongs long, whence after an Ascent of 3 Furlongs you come to Arundel at 55’2. * 1.20 by the Way of Mary-gate, whence to the Bridg it extends 6 Furlongs; an antient Borough-Town, Seated on the N. W. of the River Arun, over which it has a fair Wooden-bridg where Ships of 100 Tun may ride; Is Go∣vern'd by a Mayor, 12 Burgesses, a Steward, &c. has a great Market on Thursdays, and a small one for Provison on Saturdays, and 4 Fairs annually, the 3d. of May, the 10th. of August, the 14th. of September, and the 6th. of December; It enjoys a good Trade, several Ships being here built, as of late the Society and the Mary, &c. The Castle famous in the Saxon Times, and yet, as having the Honor of an Earl∣dom entail'd upon the Posessors thereof, now in the Noble Family of the Howards Earl of Arundel and Duke of Norfolk, is seated on the East of the Tame, and reput∣ed a Mile in Circumference.

From Arundel through the old Fish Market and Watergate, * 1.21 by Hookswood on the Left, and Arundel great Park on the Right, (the little one lying between Marygate and the Castle) at 2’7. * 1.22 you descend Amsford Hill of 4 Furlongs, and at 4 Miles over Mac∣krels Bridg, and after by Half-way Tree passing through Crockerhil at 6’5. a small Vil∣lage; Thence by Boxley Church at 7 Miles, and Sr. William Morley's House on the Right, and Tangmere on the Left, at 8’2. you pass through Maudline a scattering Vil∣lage, and by Hampnet Church on the Right, and the Place on the Left, you cross the Lavant, * 1.23 and at 9’6. enter the Suburbs of CHICHESTER, seated in a Plain and on the River Lavant near its confluence with the Sea, a City indifferent large, numbring 4 Parish-Churches within the Walls, besides the Cathedral, and One with∣out East Gate, and another without West Gate, both Demolisht in the late Wars, hath 4 Gates respecting the 4 Cardinal Points, to which the 4 principal Streets lead, and are call'd East-street, West-street, North-street, and South-street; Is Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, &c. sends Burgesses to Parliament, hath two well furnish'd Markets Weekly on Wednsdays and Saturdays, which are Noted to be the greatest for Fish in the County, and 5 Fairs annually, viz. 23d. of April, Whit∣sun Munday, 25th. of July, Michaelmas Day, and 9 Days after, call'd Slow Fair: a far∣ther Account of which (vid. in LONDON to CHICHESTER, pag. 77.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. At the End of Maudline the Left to Petworth.
• 2. In Amberley the Left.
• 3. A Furl. beyond Darking, the Right to LONDON by Stretham.
• 4. In Leatherhead the Left to Kingston.
• 5. At the Entring Ewel the Left to King∣ston.
• 6. At the Mid-way between Mordon and Towting, the Left to Wimbleton.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Counties past through. Rivers crost over.
• * 1.2

  The quality of the way.
• * 1.3

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.4

  LONDON, S.W. b S.
• * 1.5

  Newington, 1’5.
• * 1.6

  Towtingbeck, 6’4.
• * 1.7

  Towting graveny, 7 M. Moredon, 10’3.
• * 1.8

  Ewel, 14 M.
• * 1.9

  Ebesham, 15’4.
• * 1.10

  Leatherhead, 19’5. S.
• * 1.11

  Mickleham, 21’5.
• * 1.12

  Darking, 24’3.
• * 1.13

  Stone-street, 30 M.
• * 1.14

  Okewood Bridg, 30’7.
• * 1.15

  Rohook, 35 Miles. [37’5. S. by W.]
• * 1.16

  Bucknam-Corn, 39’4. Billingherst, 41’3.
• * 1.17

  Wickenholt, 47’6.
• * 1.18

  Amberley, 51’2.
• * 1.19

  Houghton, 52’6,
• * 1.20

  Arundel, 55’4,
• * 1.21

  Arundel, W. by S.
• * 1.22

  [3’2. W.] Crockerhil, 6’5.
• * 1.23

  CHICHESTER, 10’4.