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 York to West-Chester.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing W. S. W.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 86 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 74 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 106 M.

From YORK	Comp.	Measure.
to Tadcaster	08	08	09’6	09’6
Thorner	06	14	08’1	17’7
Leeds	06	20	07’1	25’0
Burstal	05	25	07’0	32’0
Ealand	05	30	08’2	40’2
Rochdale	10	40	14’6	55’0
to Manchester	08	48	12’6	067’6
Eccles	04	52	04’5	072’3
Warrington	10	62	13’7	086’2
Frodsham	06	68	09’4	095’6
CHESTER	06	74	10’6	106’4
	74		106’4

From Manchester	Comp.	Measure.
to Stopford	05	05	06’4	06’4
Shaucrass	08	13	11’0	17’4
Buckston	05	18	05’5	23’1
to Brassington	12	30	16’3	39’4
Weston-Underwood	06	36	09’4	49’0
Derby	04	40	06’4	55’4

Yorkshire, Lancash. and Chesh. contain the Road, and Lancashire, Chesh. and Der∣bysh. the Branch; and the Owse, Wharf, Are, Calder, Roch, Irk, Irwel, Mersey, We∣ver, Medlock and Lathkel, are the chief Rivers crost over; which in general is no good Road, yet is in part recompenc'd by the good Entertainment you meet with in the Towns you pass through.

THUS much in general for the whole Road, which consisting in two Plates, the First ending at Warrington, and the Second at CHESTER: We begin with Plate the First; wherein you are to avoid these following Turnings.

• At 6 Furlongs the Right to Barwick.
• 1’1. The Right to Green Hamerton.
• 7 M. The Right the Street-way to Tad∣caster.
• 10’4. The Left, the Road to LONDON
• At 14’2. The Left forward.
• 24’6. The Right forward in Leeds.
• 55’3. The Left to Oldam.
• 67’3. The Left to Ashton.
• 70’0. The Right forward to Bolton.

FRom YORK to Tadcaster, you have the Account [in LONDON to Barwick, pag. 13.] where crossing the Wharf, you omit the forward Way to LONDON, and bearing to the Right, leave Newton and Bramham and some Woods on the same Hand, and come at 17’4. to Thorner a long discontinued Village, and pass by Kid Hall on the Left; then you pass over Winmoor, and leave Red Hall the Seat of Sr. John Savil on the Right, and at 21’1. pass through Secroft a scattering Village with an Inn or two in it; thence by some Coal-Pits, and the White Horse Inn on the Right, are brought at 24 Miles to Kirk-gate-Lees a small Village, and 4 Furlongs farther descending Worril Hill, you enter Leeds, extending a Mile on the Road, It is Seated on the Are; is a well-built and well-inhabited Town Corporate, Govern'd by a Mayor, Aldermen, &c. hath Privilege of sending Burgesses to Parliament, and enjoys two Markets weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which are well furnish'd with all sorts of Provisions and great quantities of Cloth.

Leaving Leeds, you pass by Humlet Hall on the Left, and Holbeck alias Hunslet, a Village, and Beeston Chapel and Hall on the Right, and by several disperst Houses are brough at 27’7. to Cheruhil a small Village; then by Morley Church and Hall on the Left, Gilderson a Village, and the Quakers Sepulture on the Right, come at 29’5. to Bruncliff another small Village; whence descending Holdenclough Hill, you leave some Coal-Pits and Atherton a Village on the Right, and at 32 Miles pass through Burstal a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent; Gumersel at 32’4. Heton Green at 33’5. both small Villages, leaving Little Gumersel and Long Leversage on the Left,

and crossing Herchet Moor, you pass through Clifton a little Village at 36’4. and at 37’3. over Brighurst Bridg you cross the River Calder.

Hence, by Toothil on the Left, and Rastrick a Village contiguous on the same Hand, leaving Cromwel Hall on the Right, come at 39 Miles to descend Ealand or Yellen Edg, and at 40 Miles pass through Ealand vulgo Yellen, a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent and good Entertainment, where leaving the Hall on the Left, you a Mile farther cross Gretland Bridg, and by several disperst Houses, leave Gretland and Bra∣dle Houses, and Barsand a Village on the Left, and Sorby a Village on the Right, crossing a Moor you descend Barsand Bank, and at 44’3. pass through Riponden a small Village: Hence your Way is very Hilly, little occuring but passing by Thrum Hall and Battings Inn on the Left, till at 47’2. you ascend Blackstone Edg a great Eminence, at the Top whereof you enter Lancashire, and descend again 14 Fur∣longs your Way continuing Hilly, you cross Windy Bank.

At 51’4. you pass through Littleborough a small Village, and leave Colderman, Star∣ing, Wardle, Hulsted, Great Clay, Hamer and Wadleworth Houses all successively on the Right; Howard Hall, Studshaw a Village, Short and Belford Houses on the Left; and at 54’6. enter Rochdale of 5 Furlongs Extent and good Accomodation; It is Seated on the River Roch, and hath a good Market on Tuesdays for all sorts of Provisions. Leaving Rochdale, you descend an Hill and pass by Gold Lane House and Castleton Hall on the Left, cross Sudden Bridg and Castleton Moor, and at 57’6. have Smithi∣ford a little Village contiguous on the Right; then by Stanrucly House, Hopway Hall and Hebers a small Village on the Right, are brought at 60’4. to Midleton a Village, where you have a House of Sr. Robert Ashtons on the Left.

Hence, the River Irk accompanies your Road on the Left for several Miles to∣gether, leaving Ockinton House, and Blackley Chapel on the other side the River, Smedly a Village, and Collyhurst Hall on this side, and pass through Henton a small Village at 63’5. leaving the Hall on the Right, and passing by Chetham Green, leave Dr. Prideock's House on the same Hand; then descending an Hill, you cross the foresaid Irk and enter Manchester, commodiously seated between the Irk and Irwel; It is a Town of great Antiquity, was a Station of the Romans, and call'd by Anto∣nine the Emperor, Mancunium; It is at present a large, well-built and well-inhabited Town, enjoying a considerable Trade, is Beautify'd with a fair College, Market-Place, and Collegiat Church; Is Dignify'd with the Title of an Earldom, in the Person of the Right Honorable Robert Montague Earl of Manchester, &c. and its Mar∣ket which is on Saturdays is very considerable.

Leaving Manchester, you pass through Oldfield, Lane-Houses, Pendleton Green, Pen∣dleton and Brewer-Lane, all small Villages, and come at 72’2. to Eccles a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent and some Entertainment.

From Eccles, you have first the Irwel, and second the Mersey accompanying your Road on the Left to Warrington; first passing through Erlow, Erlow Green, Caddishead, Hollin Green and Fistleton Green, all small Villages; leaving Mixby Hall Mr. Lee's House, Chat-Moss, Ouson-Moss, Ouson Hall and Birch Hall, all successively on the Right; Barton, Barton Hall, Benclows, Flixton, Raxon and Mascrats, all on the Left, and passing through Church-Street, are brought at 86 Miles to Warrington, a large and well-built Town, Seated on the River Mersey, drives an indifferent good Trade, and hath a well-furnish'd Market on Wednsdays for Corn, Cattel, Linnen-Cloth, &c.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. In Erlow Green the Right acute.
• 2. 6 Furlongs short of Eccles the Left to Bolton.
• 3. 2 Furlongs from Chetham Green the Right acute.
• 4. In Burstal the Left to Bradforth.
• 5. At the End of Thorner the Left to Wetherby.
• 6. 6 Furlongs short of Ring-Houses the Right to Bishops Thorp.

Notes

• Counties past through. Rivers crost over. The quality of the Way.
• Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• YORK, S. W. Tadcaster, 9’6. W.
• Thorner, 17’7. S.W. b. S.
• Secroft, 21’1. W.S.W.
• Kirk-gate-Lees, 24 M. Leeds, 25 Miles.
• Cheruhil, 27’7.
• Bruncliff, 29’5.
• Burstal, 32 Miles. Heton Green, 33’5.
• Clifton, 36’4. S.S.W.
• Rastrick, 38’2. [38’4. W.] Ealand, 40’2.
• [42’4. W. S. W.]
• Ripponden, 44’3.
• Littleborough. 51’4.
• Rochdale, 55 Miles. S. W. b. S.
• Midleton, 66’4.
• Henton, 63’5.
• [64’1. S.]
• Manchester, 67’6. W. b. S.
• Pendleton, 70’4. Eccles, 72’3. S.W.b.W.
• Caddished, 78’4. W.
• Warrington, 86’2.