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 Roads from CHELMSFORD in ESSEX to S^t. EDMONDS-BURY in SUEFOLK & to SAFFRON-WALDEN in ESSEX By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r. His Ma.^ties Cosmographer the First Containing 43 mile 3 Furlongs viz^t. From Chelmsford to Braintry. 11. to Sudbury. 14.2 to Lancham. 6.4. and to Sedmonds Bury. 11.5 the 2^d Containing. 27. mile. 3. Furlongs viz^t From Chelmsford to Dunmow. 12.6. to Thaxsted. 7. and to Saffron Walden. 7.5.

The Roads from Chelmsford in Essex To St. Edmonds-Bury in Suffolk, and Saffron-Waldon in Essex.

	Bury.	Walden.
1. THE Points of Bearing	N.	N.W.b.N.
2. The Direct Horizontal Distances	35 M.	25 M.
3. The vulgar Computations	35 M.	22 M.
4. The Dimensurations	43’3.	27’3.

From Chelmsford	Comp.	Measure.
to Braintry	09	09	11’0	11’0
Sudbury	12	21	14’2	25’2
to Lavenham	05	26	06’4	31’6
St. Edmondsbury	09	35	11’5	43’3

From Chelmsford	Comp.	Measure.
to Dunmow	10	10	12’6	12’6
Thaxted	06	16	07’0	19’6
Saffron-Walden	06	22	07’5	27’3

Essex and Suffolk contain the Roads; and the Chelmer, Blackwater, Coln and Stour, * 1.1 are the principal Rivers crost over; affording in general an indifferent good Road, and in most Places convenient Towns for Entertainment of Travellers.

Forward Turnings to be avoided between Chelmsford and St. Edmonds-Bury.

• At 4 Furl. the Left to the Roodings.
• At 4’1. The Left to Dunmow.
• At 13’5. The Left to Gosfield.
• At 18’2. The Left to the Maplesteds.
• At 22’7. The Left forward. * 1.2
• At 29’1. The Right acute.
• At 37’0. The Left forward.
• At 40’2. The Left acute.

Between Chelmsford and Saffron-Walden.

• At 4 Furl. the Left to the Roodings.
• At 4 M. The Right to Braintry.
• At 5’7. The Right to Braintry.
• At 7’3. The Right acute.
• At 15’4. The Right acute.
• At 16’1. The Left acute.
• At 16’4. The Right to Stebbing.
• At 17’3. The Right to Lynsey.
• At 19’7. The Left acute.
• At 20’1. The Right to Hempsted.
• At 24’4. The Left acute.
• At 24’6. The Right to Wimbush.

SEtting forward from Chelmsford, * 1.3 you omit the forward Way on the Left to Rooding, and bearing to the Right, have a Branch of the Chelmer accompany∣ing your Road for several Miles together on the Right; and passing by Brumfeld Church on the Left, cross the said Branch at 4’2. * 1.4 and leave Little Waltham Church on the Right; then by a Wood on the same Hand, crossing two Rills, you leave Great Leighs and St. Ann's on the Right, and Little Leighs on the Left; and passing through a Wood at 8’3. come at 10’6. to Braintry, * 1.5 a Town extending six Fur∣longs on the Road; Is Seated on the Blackwater, and enjoys a good Market for Corn and Provisions on Wednsdays.

Leaving Braintry, you cross the Blackwater aforesaid, and passing through some Woods, come at 16’5. to Halsted, a Town of six Furlongs Extent, * 1.6 Seated on the Coln, which divides it in the Midst; It hath a good Market on Fridays for Corn, &c.

At the End of Halsted you have Boy's Hall on the Right; whence you pass through a Village at 20 Miles, and by a Wood on the Right at 20’6. and another on the Left at 22’4. Then crossing Bulmer Green, you pass by a Wood, * 1.7 and Bulmer Church on the Left, descending an Hill at 24’2. at the Bottom whereof you

enter Ballington Street, where crossing the Stour, you at once enter the County of Suffolk and Town of Sudbury; * 1.8 It is an Antient Town, and suppos'd to have been formerly the Shire-Town, being still one of the Arch-Deaconries; It is indifferent large, well Built and well Inhabited, containing three Parish-Churches, It drives a considerable Trade in Sayes, and is Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, seven Al∣dermen, a Bailiff, Twenty four Burgesses, &c. Sends Burgesses to Parliament, and has a well provided Market on Saturdays: It was formerly of Note for It's Priory of Black Monks.

Proceeding from Sudbury, * 1.9 you pass by Chilton Park, and Great and Little Walling∣field Churches on the Right, and Acton on the Left, and by several disperst Houses, are convey'd at 31’6. * 1.10 to Lavenham or Levenham, an indifferent large Town, Seated on a Branch of the Bretton: It hath a fair Church and Steeple, and a good Mar∣ket on Thursdays.

Leaving the Town, you again pass by several disperst Houses, your Road being very Woody, * 1.11 crossing several small Waters or Brooks, are convey'd by Cockfield and Felsham Churches on the Right, and Pepper's House on the Left; at 37’4. to Bradfield a little Village; * 1.12 then by Monk Bradfield, and Little Waltham on the Right, a Chapel without a Steeple, an old ruin'd Priory, Great Waltham, and Nowton Churches on the Left, and by several scattering Houses, and a Stream running in the Road, are brought at 42’6. * 1.13 to Bury or St. Edmonds Bury, a large Corporation and Market Town, [as in LONDON to Wells and Bury, pag. 103.]

In the Road from Chelmsford to Saffron-Walden.

BEginning at Chelmsford, * 1.14 you proceed the first four Miles as you did in the Road to St. Edmonds-Bury; whence bearing to the Left, you pass by Langley's House on the Right, * 1.15 and Great Waltham Church on the Left, an irregular Road leads you by a little Park, and Black Chapel on the Right, and crossing several Rills, and pass∣ing by several disunited Houses, are brought at 12’4. to Dunmow or Dunmawg, q. d. Collis foecundus, of 4 Furlongs Extent and good Accomodation; Is an antient and large Town, pleasantly and commodiously Seated on an easie Ascent; was of Note formerly for It's Priory, and hath at present a good Market for Corn, &c. on Saturdays.

Leaving Dunmow, * 1.16 you pass by Great Easton Church and Hall on the Left, and crossing a Rill, come at 19’3. to Thaxted, extending near 6 Furlongs on the Road; is a large Mayor-Town, and enjoys a small Market on Fridays.

Whence little occurs, but passing through a small Wood, till at 27’1. you enter Walden alias Saffron-Walden, * 1.17 Seated on an Ascent amongst delightful Fields of Saffron; It is a large, well-built, and well Inhabited Town-Corporate, enjoying several Immunities, and is Govern'd by a Treasurer, two Chamberlains, and the Com∣monnalty; and hath a very great Market on Saturdays, well-furnish'd with all sorts of Provisions; It was of Note formerly for it's famous Castle and Abby Built by the Magnavilles.

Backward Turnings to be avoided between Saffron-Waldon and Chelmsford.

• 1. At the End of Saffron-Walden the Left to Ashdon.
• 2. 3 Furlongs beyond the Left to Ashdon.
• 3. 2’2. Beyond Saffron-Waldon the Left to Wimbish.
• 4. 3 M. Short of Thaxted, the Right acute.
• 5. At the end of Thaxted the L. to Bradfield.
• 6. 9 Furlongs beyond Black Chapel the Right to Plesley.
• 7. 3 Furlongs short of Great Waltham the Right forward.
• 8. 2 Furlongs short of Chelmsford the Right forward.

Between St. Edmonds-Bury and Chelmsford.

• 1. 2 Furl. from St. Edmonds-Bury the Left to Ipswich.
• 2. At the End of Bulmer Green, the Right to Henningham.
• 3. 1’7. Beyond Bulmer Green, the Right to Pedmarsh.
• 4. 1’4. Beyond Halsted the Left to Stysted.
• 5. In Braintry, The Right to Dunmow.
• 6. At the End of Braintry, the Left to Wi∣tham.
• 7. Against Little Waltham the Right to Dun∣mow.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  Chelmsford, W.N.W. [4 Furl. N.]
• * 1.4

  [4’1. N. E.]
• * 1.5

  Braintry, 11 Miles.
• * 1.6

  Halsted, 17 Miles.
• * 1.7

  [21’3. N.] [22’7. N. E.]
• * 1.8

  Sudbury, 25’2. N.
• * 1.9

  [28’4. N.N.E.]
• * 1.10

  Lavenham, 31’6.
• * 1.11

  [37 Miles N. E.]
• * 1.12

  Bradfield, 37’4. [39’2. N.]
• * 1.13

  St. Edmonds-Bury, 43’3.
• * 1.14

  Chelmsford, W. N. W. [4 Furl. N.]
• * 1.15

  [4 Miles N. N. W.] [7’3. N. W.] Dunmow, 12’6.
• * 1.16

  [16 Miles N.] Thaxted, 19’6. N. W. b. N.
• * 1.17

  Saffron-Walden, 27’3.