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 OXFORD to SALISBURY Com̄. WILTS Continued to POOL Com̄. DORSET. By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r. His Ma.^ties Cosmographer. Containing 87 Miles 3 Furlongs viz^t From the City of OXFORD to Abington 7. Miles 2. furlongs to Shelford 16’.6. to Hungerford 5. m. to North Tudworth 14’.4. & to the City of SALISBURY 14’.2. thence to Cranborn 12’.5. to Winborn 10’.5. and to the Toun and County of Pool 6’••

The Road from Oxford to Salisbury, Continued to Pool in Dorsetshire.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing S. W.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 76 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 61 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 87’3.

From OXFORD	Comp.	Measure.
to Abington	05	05	07’2	07’2
Shelford	12	17	16’6	24’0
Hungerford	04	21	05’0	29’0
North Tudworth	10	31	14’4	43’4
to SALISBURY	10	41	14’2	57’6
Cranborn	09	50	12’5	70’3
Winborn	07	57	10’5	81’0
Pool	04	61	06’3	87’3

Oxfordshire, Barksh. Wiltsh. and Dorsetsh. are the Counties through which you pass; * 1.1 and the Thames, Ock, Kennet, Avon and Stour are the principal Rivers crost over; affording no very good Road to Hungerford, but thence to Pool indifferent, and in all Places accomodated with fitting Entertainment for Travellers.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 2’2. The Left to Abington a different Way.
• 4’6. The Right to Wantage.
• 9’6. The Right to Wantage.
• 11’0. The Right to Wantage.
• 12’5. The Left to Newbury.
• 17’2. The Left to Farnborough.
• 27’7. The R. to Lamborn in Great Shelford
• At 24 M. * 1.2 The Left forward in Great Shelford
• 28’6. The Right to BRISTOL.
• 29’4. The Left to WINCHESTER.
• 31’7. The Left to WINCHESTER.
• 50’3. The Right to SALISBURY.
• 58’2. & 3. The Left to Fording Bridg.
• 58’5. The Right to Harnham and Wilton.
• 87’1. The Left acute.

SEtting forward from Cairfax in OXFORD, * 1.3 you pass through the South-Gate and come upon a Causeway, and at 1’4. cross a Branch of the Thames and enter Barkshire; whence an indirect Road passing between Hinksey and Elsey Churches, * 1.4 and over 4 mutual Ascents, and a Descent of 3 Furlongs at 3’5. omitting the for∣ward Way to Wantage at 4’6. and bearing to the Left, brings you at 6’7. * 1.5 to Ab∣ington, a Corporation and Market-Town, [the Account of which vid. LONDON to St. Davids, pag. 29.] Adding, That it florish'd in times past, and had a Magnificent Abby which was destroy'd by the Danes, and after Beautify'd by King Edgar; is the Shire-Town, and the Place where the Assizes are often kept; has 3 Hospitals for poor People, and a Free-School.

In the Town you bear to the Right, and at the End of it (6 Furlongs from your Entrance) omitting the great Western Road to GLOCESTER, &c. you bear to the Left, cross the River Ock, and leaving Sutton and Cullum each a Mile distant on the Left; at 9’1. come to a scattering Village contiguous on the Left, * 1.6 call'd Dray∣ton; then at 11 Miles you pass through Steventon another small and disunited Village, where you ascend a small Hill: At 12’5. you pass over 2 repeated Ascents, cross a Vale, and leave Harwel Church on the Left about a Mile, and West Hendred on the Right somewhat more; whence over several Ascents and Descents (the Left-hand Ways leading generally to Reding, and the Right to Wantage) by Farnborough Church a little on the Left; at 18’4. down 3 repeated Descents, a reasonable direct Road brings you at 23’6. to Great Shelford, a Village seated on a Branch of the Kennet, * 1.7 which you cross at the Entrance into it.

Here omitting the directer Way on the Right to Lamborn, you bear to the Left, and presently to the Right again, and at 24’3. ascend an Hill of 2 Furlongs, and pass by a Wood on the Right, descending again at 25’6. 2 Furlongs, and passing by several Houses on the Left; whence 2 repeated Descents lead you at 28’5. in∣to Charnham-street, through which passes the LONDON Road to BRISTOL,

where crossing the Kennet, at 29 Miles you enter Hungerford, extending 4 Furlongs on the Road, pleasantly seated on the Banks of the foresaid Kennet, in which, as it is said, are taken the best Trouts and Cray-fish in England; It had several Privileges Granted by John of Gant; hath at present several good Inns of Accomodation, a Market on Wednsdays, and a Fair each St. Lawrence Day.

Leaving Hungerford you pass by Major Goddard's House on the Right, * 1.8 and Sha∣born Church on the Left, and enter Wiltshire at 33’4. whence over several small Ascents and Descents; * 1.9 through a Wood, and by Collingborn Church 6 Furlongs di∣stant on the Right, and Lurgishal about a Mile on the Left; at 42’2. you descend for a quarter of a Mile, * 1.10 and at 43’2. enter North Tudworth a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent, and some Accomodation.

At 44’1. you enter Hampshire, and 3 Furlongs farther pass through South Tud∣worth, * 1.11 a Village extending 2 Furlongs on the Road; then by Shipton Church a small distance on your Left; at 46’2. you ascend a small Hill and re-enter Wiltshire; then passing again over several Ascents and Descents, * 1.12 and crossing part of Salisbury Plain, by Winterborn Church on the Left, you come at 55’2. to Ford a small Vil∣lage; whence by Brightford Church 4 Furlongs on the Right, at 57’4. you enter the City of SALISBURY, * 1.13 (which is treated of in the Road from LONDON to the Lands-End, pag. 51.) and other succeeding Plates.

Leaving SALISBURY you pass by Harnham Church 4 Furlongs on the Right, * 1.14 and Odstoke a Mile on the Left, * 1.15 cross Huntington Bridg, and a Furlong farther, viz. at 60’7. you pass through Huntington a small Village; then over another part of Salisbury Plain, and by Tweed Farm on the Right, and Black Warren Lodges on the Left; * 1.16 a straight Way conveys you at 66’3. to Tippot a little Village, and about a Mile farther to the entring of Dorsetshire; then passing by the Lady Hooper's House on the Left; * 1.17 at 70’1. you enter Cranborn, i.e. Amnis Gruum, a Market-Town of 6 Furlongs Extent, (the Description of which see in the Road from LONDON to Weymouth, * 1.18 pag. 105.)

From Cranborn leaving Yonsome Church on the Left, * 1.19 and Winborn St. Giles's Church and the Earl of Shaftbury's House on the Right; and at 76 Miles Chabury House on the Left, and Hinton Marten Church on the same Hand: At 78 Miles you pass by Ashton Farm on the Left, and 2 Furlongs farther Stanbridg Chapel on the same Hand also; whence by Wilsford Court on the Right, at 80’3. you cross a Branch of the Stour, and at 80’6. enter Wimborn or Wimborn Minster, anciently Vindogladia, in Brit∣tish Windugledy, denoting a Town situate between two Brooks; an indifferent large Place, seated on the Stour, and hath a very considerable Market on Fridays, and a more eminent one on Good Friday for Cattel, continuing 7 Weeks: The Town was of Note formerly for its Nunnery Built in the Year 712. by Lutle Burga Sister to Ina King of the West Saxons, who suing a Divorce from her Husband, King of the Northumbers, betook her self to this Monastery; upon the Dissolution whereof, a large Collegiate Church with a fair Spire-Steeple was erected in the Place.

At 81’7. you cross the Stour over Canford Bridg; whence an indifferent straight Way by Hickford House on the Left, conveys you at 87’2. to the Entrance of Pool, * 1.20 a Town and County of it self, encompass'd with the Sea except on the North Side, is Wall'd about, and enjoys a safe Harbor; sends Burgesses to Parliament, is Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, &c. and hath 2 Markets Weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, vid. more in LONDON to Pool, pag. 193.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 5 Furl. short of Stanbridg Chapel the Left acute.
• 2. In Cranborn the Right acute.
• 3. At the end of Cranborn the Left forward.
• 4. In Huntington the Left to Odstoke.
• 5. 4 Furl. short of Ford the Right to Andover and Stockbridg.
• 6. 1 Furl. beyond Ford the Right acute, and Left to Amesbury.
• 7. 2’1. beyond Ford the Right to Gamelton.
• 8. In North Tudworth the Left to Collingborn.
• 9. At the End of North Tudworth the Right to Lurgshal.
• 10. A Furl. short of the entring Barkshire, the Right to Shaborn.
• 11. 1’3. Beyond Farnborough, the Right to Reding.
• 12. A Mile short of Steventon the Right to Abington a different Way.
• 13. At the entring Abington the left forward.
• 14. In Abington the Right forward to LON∣DON.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  OXFORD, S. b. E. [1’4. S. W.]
• * 1.4

  [4’6. S. E. b. S.]
• * 1.5

  Abington, 7’2. S.
• * 1.6

  Drayton, 9’2. Steventon, 11 M.
• * 1.7

  Great Shelford, 24 M.
• * 1.8

  [31’3. S.S.W.]
• * 1.9

  [37’ 3. S.]
• * 1.10

  North Tudworth, 43’4
• * 1.11

  South Tudworth, 44’5. [46 Miles S.S.W.]
• * 1.12

  [52 Miles S.] Ford, 55’2.
• * 1.13

  SALISBƲRY, 57’6.
• * 1.14

  [58’3. S.W.]
• * 1.15

  Huntington, 61 M.
• * 1.16

  Tipput, 66’3.
• * 1.17

  Cranborn, 70’3.
• * 1.18

  [76’6. S.]
• * 1.19

  Wimborn, 81 Miles.
• * 1.20

  Pool, 87’3.