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 Coventry, Continued to Derby.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 77 M.
• 3. The Vulgar Computation 68 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 87 M.

From OXFORD	Comp.	Measure.
to Kidlington	04	04	05’0	05’0
Dedington	09	13	11’4	16’4
Banbury	05	18	06’4	23’0
Southam	10	28	14’1	37’1
Princethorp	05	33	06’3	43’4
COVENTRY	06	39	07’1	50’5
to Nuneaton	7	46	07’7	58’4
Atherston	3	49	04’2	62’6
Ashby de la zouch	9	58	11’3	74’1
Swarkston	6	64	07’7	82’0
Derby	4	68	05’0	87’0
	68		87’0

Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, * 1.1 Leicestershire and Derbyshire are the Counties through which you pass, and the Avon, Sow, Ancker and Trent are the Principal Rivers crost over; which in general is no very good Road, yet every where replenisht with good Towns and fitting Entertainment for Travellers.

Forward Turnings to be Avoided.

• At the end of OXFORD the Left to Wood∣stock.
• At 3 M. the Right to Water Eaton, Cambridg, &c.
• At 6’2. The Left to Woodstock.
• At the end of Banbury the Left to Stratford. * 1.2
• At In COVENTRY the Left to LICH∣FIELD.
• At 60’4. The Left to Hartsel.
• At 78’3. The Left to Ticknel.

FRom Cairfax-Cross in OXFORD you proceed to the North-Gate leaving the City at 4 Furlongs, whence your Road is generally open, * 1.3 indifferently Arable and Pa∣sture; leaving Woolvercote Church 6 Furlongs on the Left, * 1.4 and passing through Kid∣lington Green a small scattering Village at 5 Miles, and leave the Church 6 Furlongs on the Right, and at 6’2. omit the acute way on the Left to Woodstock, you bear to the Right; from which place a straight open way (crossing the great Road from LON∣DON to WORCESTER at 85) conveys you by Tuckley, Rounsham and Steple-Aston Churches successively on the Right, and Dunsto on the Left.

At 15 Miles you descend a Hill of 4 Furlongs, and at the bottom cross a Stone∣bridg of 2 Arches over a Brook, and 4 Furlongs farther ascending 2 Furlongs you enter Dedington; an Antient Town Govern'd by a Bailiff, * 1.5 has an indifferent good Mar∣ket on Saturdays, and 2 Fairs annually, on St. Laurence and St. Martin the Bishop: At which place was lately found a Medicinal Spring.

Leaving the Town you pass on open Arable and descend 5 Furlongs, at the bot∣tom whereof over a Stone-bridg you cross a Brook; whence an indifferent Way conveys you at 19’7. through Adderbury a Village of good Accomodation; * 1.6 in which are the Seats of the Lord Rochester and Sr. Thomas Cobbs, then at 21’3. you come to Weeping-Cross a Noted Place where 4 Ways meet, leave Boddicot Church on the Left, and at 22’7. enter Banbury, * 1.7 [The account of which you have in LONDON to Buckingham pag. 23.]

Leaving Banbury, a straight Way crossing a Brook at 24’3. conveys you by Great and Little Broughton and Cropdry Churches on the Right, Hanwel Church and Hall, and Soteswel and Mollington Churches all on the Left; then at 28 Miles you enter Warwickshire, and 1 M. 3 Furl. beyond pass, between Claydon and Farmborrow, and at 31’3 descend 3 Furlongs; thence by Wormleighton Church on the Right, and Water-Gall House on the Left, come at 34’7. to descend a small Hill, and at 35’4. * 1.8 to pass through Lidbrook a small Village, and 1 Mile 2 Furlongs farther to Southam, which

Extends 5 Furlongs on the Road; * 1.9 is a place of good Accomodation, enjoys a con∣siderable Market on Mondays, and a Fair on St. Peter's Day.

From Southam your Road is indifferent straight, * 1.10 descending a Hill at 38’5. and passing through Long-Itchington at 39’6. whence you descend again at 41’4. and pass through Mersom a little Village at 42’3. and a Mile farther through Princethorp a Vil∣lage of 2 Furlongs Extent and some Accomodation; in which you cross the Road that leads from YORK to BRISTOL; thence over an ascent, and cross Duns∣moor Heath, by Rinton Church on the Right, you are convey'd at 47’6. to Winford Bridg of Stone; * 1.11 whence you cross the River Avon, then passing through Wynald a small Village, crossing the Sow and leaving Whitley Hall on the Left, you enter the City of COVENTRY which Extends a Mile on your Road; and is Illustrated [In LONDON to Holyhead pag. 43.]

From COVENTRY an indirect way leads you by Forksel on the Right, * 1.12 and at 52’7. * 1.13 through Longford a scattering Village; whence at 55’3. you pass by Bed∣worth a Village contiguous on the Right, and through Griffey at 56’4. and Cotton at 57’6. both small Villages, entring Nuneaton at 58’1. seated near the Anker and on a Branch of it, Extending 5 Furlongs on the Road: It affords very good Accomo∣dation; was of Note formerly for its Abby, has at present a good Free-School well Endow'd, a Market on Saturdays, and a Fair yearly on the 3d. of May.

At the end of the Town you have the Abby on the Left, and 2 Furlongs be∣yond Barr-Pool on the same Hand; whence at 60 Miles you descend 3 Furlongs, and at 62’1. * 1.14 pass through Mancester a small though Antient Place, said to be Rais'd out of the Ruins of the Antient Mandussedum; * 1.15 4 Furlongs beyond you enter Ather∣ston seated likewise near the Anker of 3 Furlongs Extent and more transverse, * 1.16 is in the Parish of Mancester aforesaid; the Town is indifferent large and well-built, and has a Chapel of Ease, a Free-School, a Market on Tuesdays, and 4 Fairs annually, viz. 8th. September, 4th. December, 27th. of March, and the 7th. of July.

Leaving the Town you at 63’4. cross a Stone-bridg of 6 Arches over the River Anker and enter Leicestershire, * 1.17 a Mile farther passing through Shepy a long discon∣tinued Village, and at 66’4. through Twycross a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent; then between Gopshil Hall and Hogs-Norton Church come at 69’1. to Snareston a small Village, whence by Mesham Church on the Left, an indifferent straight and open Way brings you at 73’7. * 1.18 to Ashby de la zouch a Town of good Accomodation, Exten∣ding 3 Furlongs on the Road but more transverse; has a good Free-School, a well frequented Market on Saturdays, and 4 Fairs annually, viz. Easter-Tuesday, Whitson-Tuesday, St. Bartholomew's Day, and St. Simon and Jude.

At the end of the Town you pass by Cales a Village contiguous on the Left, * 1.19 and enter Derbyshire at 75’4. where you leave Smethsby Church on the Left, and a M. farther descend Pistern Hill, on which is several Coal-Pits; whence little occurs but passing by Ticknel Church on the Left, * 1.20 till at 81’2. you enter on a large Stone-bridg of 39 Arches, seconded with another of 9 over the River Trent, at the end of the Bridg you enter Swarkston a Village of 2 Furl. * 1.21 Extent and some Accomodation; whence over Synfold Moor, * 1.22 where you cross a Stone-bridg of 3 Arches over a Brook, you are convey'd at 86.4. to Derby, the account of which [vid. in LONDON to Der∣by pag. 79.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. In Derby the Left to LONDON.
• 2. At the end of Swarkston-Bridg the Left to Leicester and Loubrough.
• 3. In Twycross the Left to LONDON.
• 4. In Nuneaton the Left to Hinckley.
• 5. In COVENTRY the Left to LONDON.
• 6. At Weeping-Cross the Left to LONDON.
• 7. At the end of Dedington the L. to Alisbury.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  OXFORD N. [3’1. N.W.]
• * 1.4

  Kidlington Green 5 m. [6’3. N.]
• * 1.5

  Dedington 16’4.
• * 1.6

  Adderbury 19’7.
• * 1.7

  Banbury 23 m.
• * 1.8

  Lydbrook 35’4.
• * 1.9

  [36 m. N. b E.]
• * 1.10

  Southam 37’1. [37’4. N. W. b N.] Long Itchington 39’6. Mersom 42’3. Princethorp 43’4.
• * 1.11

  Wynald 48’1. [48’6. N.]
• * 1.12

  COVENTRY 50’5.
• * 1.13

  Longford 52’7. Bedworth 55’3. Cotton 57’6. Nuneaton 58’4. N. W. b N.
• * 1.14

  Mancester 62’1.
• * 1.15

  Atherston 62’6.
• * 1.16

  [63’3. N. b E.]
• * 1.17

  Shepy 64’4. Twycross 66’4. Snareston 69’1.
• * 1.18

  Ashby de lazouch 74’1.
• * 1.19

  Cales 74’4.
• * 1.20

  [81’1. N. b W.]
• * 1.21

  Swarkston 82 m.
• * 1.22

  Derby 87. m.