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 Oxford to Bristol.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing W. by S.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 62 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 48 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration. 68 M.

From OXFORD	Comp.	Measure.
to Fifield	6	06	08’6	08’6
Faringdon	6	12	09’0	17’6
Hiworth	4	16	06’0	23’6
Purton	6	22	08’0	31’6
to Malmsbury	8	30	10’2	42’0
Luckington	5	35	07’2	49’2
Puckle-Church	8	43	10’6	60’0
BRISTOL	5	48	08’0	68’0

Oxfordshire, Barksh. Wiltsh. and Glocestersh. contain the whole Road; * 1.1 and the Thames, Rea and Avon are the principal Rivers crost over; affording in general no very good Way, but yet is well accomodated with Inns, &c. for Reception of Travellers.

Acute Turnings to be avoided.

• At 2’3. The Left to Abington.
• At 9’6. The Right to Longworth.
• At 17’5. The Right to Lechlade.
• At 18’1. The Left to Sennan.
• At 23’4. The Left to Swinden.
• At 24’2. The Right to Creeklade.
• At 30’4. The R. to Tetbury and Cirencester. * 1.2
• At 31’5. The Left to Marlborough.
• At 42’4. The Left to Castlecomb.
• At 49’2. The Right to Sodbury.
• At 60’0. The Right to Aust.
• At 60’5. The Left to Doynton.

BEFORE We proceed take this general Account of the Famous City and U∣niversity of OXFORD, which with her Sister Cambridg, * 1.3 are the only Acade∣mies of this Kingdom; a Place of great Antiquity; Re-edify'd by King Alfred; said to be Consecrated to Literature by the Old Britains; but whether translated hither from Creeklade in Wiltshire; as also whether the Etymology be from Vadum Isidos, Ouse∣ford; or Vadum Bovum, Ox-ford, We dispute not. It suffered much by the Saxons and Danes, little remaining save the Monument of St. Frideswid's Virgin Conquest, till King Elfred built 3 Colleges, for Divinity, Philosophy and other Liberal Sciences; sending thither his Son Ethelward, thereby drawing to it the young Nobility from all Parts of the Kingdom; when it began to florish gradually, as at present, it is a fair and stately City, Adorn'd with well-built Houses, 16 Colleges and 8 Halls, a cu∣rious Library and stately Theater, with a large Cathedral; made an Episcopal See by King H. 8th. Ann. 1541. numbring 10 Bishops to this present; the Chapter con∣sists of a Dean, 8 Prebends, and 1 Arch-Deacon of OXFORD: It contains 14 Parishes besides its Cathedral: Is Govern'd by a Mayor, &c. enjoys ample Immu∣nities, as keeping Courts for all Actions without Limitation; Elects 4 Burgesses to Parliament, 2 for the University and 2 for the City; has weekly 2 Markets, on Wedns∣days and Saturdays, well furnish'd with all sorts of Provisions, &c. drives a great Trade in Mault, which is convey'd to LONDON in Barges; to sum up all, For stateli∣ness of Schools, Theater and Publick Library, for Bravery and Beauty of particular Colleges and Halls, all of fair polisht Stone; for liberal Endowments thereof, and notable Encouragements of Industry and Learning in the Salary of the several Pro∣fessors, &c. for Number of Students and Oeconomy thereof, it is not to be paralell'd in the Christian World; It is dignify'd by giving Title to the Right Honorable Aubrey Vere Earl of Oxford.

From Cairfax in OXFORD you pass out at the South-Gate, and at 1’4. * 1.4 over a Stone-Bridg of 2 Arches cross a Part of the Thames and enter Barkshire; * 1.5 then you pass by Ilsey Church on the Left and Hinksey on the Right, and after through Bag∣ley Wood; whence little occurs till at 7’3. * 1.6 you fall in with the Road from LON∣DON, and at 8’6. pass through Fifield a small Village with an Inn or two in it; * 1.7 and a Mile farther through Part of Kingston Baptist; * 1.8 then an indifferent straight Road by Longworth and Buckland Churches on the Right conveys you at 17’3. to a De∣scent,

at the Bottom whereof you enter Faringdon of 5 Furlongs Extent, * 1.9 [for which vid. LONDON to St. David's, pag. 29.]

From Faringdon at 21’4. * 1.10 you pass through Colesel a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent, where you have the Lady Prat's House on the Left, and enter Wiltshire at 21’6. then at 23 Miles you ascend and pass through Esthorp a discontinued Village of 4 Furl. * 1.11 and at the End enter Hiworth, extending 5 Furlongs on the Road, so call'd from its high Situation; is Govern'd by a Mayor and an Alderman; has a Market on Wednsdays, and 2 Fairs yearly, on Lammas Day and Michaelmas Day.

Thence you pass by Hannington and Bury Blunsdon Churches, and Sr. John Earle's House, * 1.12 all on the Right, and after by several scattering Houses on the Left; at 294. over a Stone-Bridg of 2 Arches you cross the Ray; * 1.13 and at 30’4. leaving the Road to Tedbury and Cirencester on the Right, * 1.14 you bear to the Left, and pass over Purton Green, and at 31’6. * 1.15 through Purton it self, a Place of good Accomodation; then over Purton Common you cross a Brook and pass through Braden Forest, and at 38’1. through Guersden Green, * 1.16 and through Guersden Village at 39’4. where is the Lady Washington's House and Park on the Left.

At 40’6. * 1.17 you pass through Milborn Green, a discontinued Village, and at 41’2. descend 3 Furlongs, where at the Bottom over a Stone-Bridg you cross the River Avon and enter Malmsbury, * 1.18 extending 6 Furlongs on the Road, an ancient Borough-Town, formerly strengthned by a Castle now ruin'd; sends Burgesses to Parlia∣ment; is Govern'd by a Justice (who is call'd Alderman, and is chosen every year as a Mayor is) and 12 Burgesses; hath an Alms-House given by Mr. Genner: for 4 Men and 4 Women, 2 Shillings a Week and 2 Quarters of Coal a year to each; the Lord Norris is Lord of the Town: It enjoys a good Market on Saturdays, and hath 5 Fairs annually, the 17th. of April, the 17th. of March, the 25th. of May, * 1.19 the 25th. of July, and the 17th. of October.

From Malmsbury a straight enclos'd Way brings you at 44’6. to Foxley a Village extending 2 Furl. at the End of which you have Esq Rollaston's House and Park on the Right; * 1.20 whence by Sherston Church on the Right, at 49’1. you enter Luckington a Village affording good Accomodation to Travellers, and hath a Noted Well in the midle of the Way: At 51 Miles you enter Glocestersh. and at 51’6. pass through a Village belonging to Tormanton, * 1.21 and over Tormanton Warren leaving the Church and Town on the Right; hence an open Way brings you at 57’3. to descend an Hill of 5 Furlongs, on which is a scattering Village call'd Hinton, with an Inn in it for Entertainment.

Whence ascending a little, * 1.22 at 56’6. you enter Pulcher, alias Puckle-Church, of a Furlongs Extent, having several good Inns for Accomodation of Travellers; from whence an inclos'd Way by several scattering Houses on the Road, brings you at 62’2. * 1.23 to Mangersfield a small Village, near which are several Coal-pits; 3 Furlongs beyond you enter the Forest of Kings-wood, Noted for its Coal, &c. with which BRISTOL and the Parts adjacent are supply'd; then by a Pond on the Left, and Stapleton on the Right, you fall in with the Road from GLOCESTER at 66 M. and at 67 Miles enter the Suburbs of BRISTOL, [The Account of which you have in LONDON to BRISTOL, pag. 22.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. At the End of BRISTOL the Right to LONDON.
• 2. A Mile beyond BRISTOL the Left to Stapleton.
• 3. 1’7. Short of Mangersfield the Left to Sodbury.
• 4. 4 Furlongs short of Puckle-Church, the Right to Marshfield.
• 5. At the End of Puckle-Church the R. to Apson.
• 6. At the End of Hinton the Right to Marshfield.
• 7. And 3 Furlongs farther the Right to Marshfield.
• 8. 4 Furlongs short of Purton the Left acute.
• 9. 2’2. Beyond Ray fluv. the Right to Marlborough.
• 10. At the End of Kingston Baptist the Right to Abington.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute turnings to be a∣voided.
• * 1.3

  OXFORD, S. b. E.
• * 1.4

  [1’3. S. W. b. S]
• * 1.5

  [4 M. S. S. E.]
• * 1.6

  [5’6. S. S. W.]
• * 1.7

  Fifield, 8’6.
• * 1.8

  Kingston Baptist, 9’6. S. W. by W. [12 Miles W. by S.]
• * 1.9

  Faringdon, 17’6. S. W. by W.
• * 1.10

  Colesel, 21’4.
• * 1.11

  Esthorp, 23’2. Hiworth, 23’6.
• * 1.12

  [29’2. W. N. W.]
• * 1.13

  [30’4. S. S. W.]
• * 1.14

  Purton, 31’6. W. S. W
• * 1.15

  [36 Miles W.]
• * 1.16

  Guersden, 39’4.
• * 1.17

  Milborn, 40’6.
• * 1.18

  Malmsbury, 42 M.
• * 1.19

  [42’4. S. W.] Foxley, 44’7. W. b. S.
• * 1.20

  Luckington, 49’2. S. W
• * 1.21

  Tormanton, 51’6. [54’7. S. S. W.] [55’6. W.] Hinton, 58 Miles.
• * 1.22

  Puckle Church, 60 M.
• * 1.23

  Mangersfield, 62’2. [64’1. S. W. by W.] BRISTOL, 68 Miles.