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 Monmouth to Llanbeder, In Cardiganshire, South-Wales.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. W. by W.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 61 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 48 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration. 68’4.

From Monmouth	Comp.	Measure.
to Llandilo-Crusseny	7	07	08’2	08’2
Abergaveny	5	12	07’1	15’3
Crecowel	4	16	05’7	21’2
Brecknock	8	24	12’7	34’1
to Redbrue	06	30	08’0	42’1
Llanimdofry	08	38	10’7	53’0
Llanbeder	10	48	15’4	68’4
	48		68’4

Monmouthshire, Brecknocksh. Carmarthensh. and Cardigansh. contain the whole Road; * 1.1 and the Monnow, Trothy, Kenvey, Grannay, Usk, Towy and Tivy, are the Principal Rivers crost over; affording but a bad Way to Abergaveny, from thence to Llanimdo∣fry indifferent, and after to Llanbeder very Hilly; hath several Inns on the Road between Monmouth and Llanimdofry, but from thence no Accomodation till you come to Llanbeder.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 4 Furl. the Left to Ragland.
• At 2’2. The Right acute.
• At 5’6. The Left to Ragland.
• At 8’3. The Right to Whit-Castle.
• At 10’7. The Left to Usk.
• At 15’5. The Right to HEREFORD.
• At 25’0. The Left to Llangonider.
• At 26’0. The Right acute.
• At 34’7. The Left acute. * 1.2
• At 37’0. The Right to Riadergowy.
• At 42’0. The Left to Devinok.
• At 50’4. The Left to Llangadock.
• At 52’3. The Right to Llanbrane.
• At 53’3. The Left to Carmarthen.
• At 59’4. The Left to Langadock.
• At 61’3. The Left to Llandilovawr.

SEtting forward from Monmouth, * 1.3 [the Account whereof you have in LONDON to St. David's pag. 29.] you leave the Town at 4 Furlongs, * 1.4 then crossing the Monnow, you at 2’3. pass through Rockfield a discontinued Village, and at 4’2. through Part of Llangadock; whence an inclos'd Way over some small Hills and 5 repeated wooden Bridges and small Brooks, leaving Llanihangle Estraglewis Church 4 Furlongs on the Left, leads you at 8’2. * 1.5 through Llandilo-Crusseny a disunited Vil∣lage with an Inn in it.

Hence a direct Way brings you to Llanvapley at 10’4. * 1.6 first descending a small Hill and crossing the Trothy over a Stone-Bridg; then omitting the forward Way on the Left to Usk, a straight Road leads you by Llanthewerytherch Church on the Left, cross a small Vale and over a small Ascent at 13’6. to Kevenbedagor Hill, a De∣scent of 8 Furlongs.

At 15 Miles you cross the small River Kenvey or Geveny over Ponter-Cwyn Bridg, and enter Abergaveny vulgo Abergeny, formerly Gobannium, * 1.7 seated at the Confluence of the Rivers Usk and Geveny; a large and well-built Town, numbring about 500 Houses, consisting in 2 Parishes, St. Mary's and St. John's, and 8 Wards, viz. High∣street, Crow-street, Butcher-Row and Rother-street, within; Frog-more, Tider, Monk-street and Mill-street, without; is of good Strength, being fortify'd with a Wall, and an antient Castle built by Cadwalader; is Govern'd by a Bailiff, Recorder, 12 superior and 15 inferior Burgesses; whose Markets are well stor'd on Tuesdays and Fridays, and hath 3 Fairs yearly, the 3d. of May, Tuesday after Trinity Sunday, and the 14th of September; hath several good Inns of Accomodation, as the Golden Lyon, Crown, George, &c. and hath a large Bridg over the Usk, consisting of 15 Arches.

From Abergaveny you first cross Kebbey Brook, and at 17’1. pass through Part of Llanwenarth, the Usk accompanying your Road on the Left; then at 18’2. * 1.8 o∣ver

a Stone-bridg you cross a Brook, and at 19’2. enter Brecknockshire, and 2 Furlongs farther passing through a Village call'd Llangrenay where over a Wooden-bridg you cross the River Granay, * 1.9 and 11 Furlongs farther enter Crecowel seated on the Usk, a small Town, yet hath for its Government a Bailiff and 2 Burgesses; Enjoys a small Market on Mundays and 3 Fairs annually, viz. May-Day, St. Thomas and St. Laurence, Numbers about 100 Houses, and hath an indifferent Inn, the White-Lyon.

At 22’7. you pass by some scattering Houses on the Road, cross some small Wa∣ters and leave Llanihangle-Ycombdy Church on the Right, and by some Houses on the Road belonging to it, * 1.10 call'd Tretowre; at 25’6. pass through a dis-united Village seated on an Eminence call'd Bwlch in which is the Portcullice-Inn of good Accomo∣dation; * 1.11 whence a straight way leads you over some small Waters or Rills, through Llansanfraid at 27’4. Castro at 28’5. and Llanhamich at 30’4. all small Villages, hence little occurs but crossing 2 small Waters till at 33’6. you arrive at Brecknock the Shire-Town, Extending 5 Furlongs on the Road and as much transverse.

At the end of the Town over a Stone-bridg of 7 Arches you cross the River Usk which now accompanies your Road on the Right, as it has done from Abergeveny hither on the Left, and pass by several discontinued Houses leaving St. Davids Church on the Left; * 1.12 at 36’3. you pass through Llanspetheid a small Village, and after by se∣veral dis-united Houses are convey'd at 42 Miles to a Stone-bridg of 5 Arches over the foresaid Usk, where you enter Redbrue a small Village, and leave Devinok Church about a Mile on the Left, then at 43’1. you a 3d. time cross the Usk, and cross it a∣gain at 44’4. * 1.13 where you pass through Trecastle a small Village with an Inn in it; then ascending Castle Flugh Hill which is a Mile on the Road, a straight and open way brings you at 48 Miles to the entrance of Carmarthenshire; whence an indirect way leads you cross a large Vale and to a descent at 51’3. of 6 Furlongs, at the bottom where∣of you cross the small River Gwddig.

At 52’5. * 1.14 you enter Llanimdofry (wherein you cross the Brane and the Bawddwr) the name signifies a Town in the Water; It is situate in the Parish of Llandingad, and Govern'd by a Bailiff and 12 Capital Burgesses, all the Free-Holders being inferior Burgesses; it consists of about 100 Houses meanly built, yet hath 2 considerable Markets on Wednsdays and Saturdays, and 3 Fairs yearly, viz. 17th. December, Whitson-Tuesday and St. George's-Day, and for Inns the George, Bear and Lyon; whence at 53’3. you cross the fair River Towy, leaving Llandingad Church and the forward way to Carmarthen on your Left, then ascending and descending several great Hills, crossing several small Waters or Rills, * 1.15 and passing by some Houses you leave Kayo Church a little on your Right at 59’3. and bear to the Left, 3 Furlongs farther bearing again to the Right, and crossing 2 small Waters you are convey'd at 60’6. through Pinsant a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent. * 1.16

At 62 Miles having a small River on your Right, you ascend a great Hill for 2 Miles, and at 64’7. descend the like quantity, meeting with little else considerable till at 67’6. you pass a Wood-bridg and Brook, and 2 Furlongs beyond over a Stone-bridg of 3 Arches cross the River Tivy and enter Cardiganshire, whence at 68’3 you enter Llanbeder or Llanbedor Pont Steffan, * 1.17 a small Town Govern'd by a Portreeve, Steward, 2 Constables, &c. hath a Market on Tuesdays and 3 Fairs yearly, viz. Whitson-Wednsday, St. Peter's and 8th. of October; is meanly built consisting in about 50 Houses, yet affords one very good Inn the Castle.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 5 Furlongs from Llanbeder, the Right to Llandilovawr.
• 2. 3 M. 4 Furl. beyond Llanbeder, the Right to Llandilovawr.
• 3. 2 M. 2. Furl. beyond Kayo, the Left to Bealth.
• 4. The Left at the entring Llanimdofry to Bealth.
• 5. 2 Furl. beyond Llanhamich, the Left to Llangusty.
• 6. In Crecowel the Right to Llangattock.
• 7. At the end of Crecowel, the Left to Llan∣geny.
• 8. At the end of Llangrenay, the Left to Comyo.
• 9. 3 Furl. short of Abergeveny, the Right to Cardiff, &e.
• 10. In Abergeveny the Right to Usk.
• 11. At the entring Llanvapley, the Right to Usk.
• 12. 1 M. 4 Furl. short of Llangadock, the Right to Ragland.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  Monmouth N. W. b N
• * 1.4

  Rockfield 2’3. W. Llangadock 4’2.
• * 1.5

  Llandilo Crusseny 8’2.
• * 1.6

  Llanvapley 10’4.
• * 1.7

  Abergaveny 19’3.
• * 1.8

  Llanwenarth 17’1
• * 1.9

  Crecowel 21’2.
• * 1.10

  Tretowre 22’7. [24’3. W. S. W.] Bwlch 25’6. W. N. W.
• * 1.11

  Llansanfraid 27’4. Castro 28’5. Llanhamich 30’4. [31 m. W.] Brecknock 34’1.
• * 1.12

  Llanspetheid 36’3. [41’4. W. S. W.] Redbrue 42’1.
• * 1.13

  Trecastle 44’4. W. by N.
• * 1.14

  Llanimdofry 53 m. [53’3. N. W.]
• * 1.15

  Kayo 59’3.
• * 1.16

  Pinsant 60’6.
• * 1.17

  Llanbeder 68’4.