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 EXETER com̄: Devon̄ to DORCHESTER And from PLIMOUTH to DARTMOUTH com̄ Devon̄ By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r His Ma.^ties Cosmographer the first Containing 51 miles 6 furlongs viz^t: From EXETER to Bishops-Clyst 3 m: 5. to Newton-Popler 7’3. to Cullyford 10’2 to Lime 6’6. to Chidiok 6’5. to Bridport 2’3. and to Dorchester 19 m 6 surl the second Containing 30 miles viz^t: From Plimouth to Modbury 14’2 to Holwell 8’5. to Dartmouth 7’1.

The Roads from Exeter to Dorchester, And Plymouth to Dartmouth, in Devonshire.

	Dorchester.	Dartmouth.
1. THE Points of Bearing	E. by S.	S. S. E.
2. The Direct Horizontal Distances	45 M.	27 M.
3. The vulgar Computations	40 M.	22 M.
4. The Dimensurations	51’6.	30 M.

From EXETER	Comp.	Measure.
to Bishops-Clyst	03	03	03’5	03’5
Newton-Popler	06	09	07’3	11’0
Cullyford	08	17	10’2	21’2
Lime	05	22	06’6	28’0
to Chiddiok	05	27	06’5	34’5
Bridport	02	29	02’3	37’0
Dorchester	11	40	14’6	51’6
	40		51’6

From Plymouth	Comp.	Measure.
to Modbury	10	10	14’2	14’2
Holwel	07	17	08’5	22’7
Dartmouth	05	22	07’1	30’0

Devonshire and Dorsetshire contain both the Roads; and the Clyst, Autre, * 1.1 Ax and Yalm, are the Chief Rivers crost over; the Road in most Places, though something Hilly, affords an indifferent good Way, and handsome Entertainment in the Towns and other Places you pass through.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 2’1. The Left to Honiton.
• At 10’5. The Right to Collaton.
• At 27’1. The Left to Bridport. * 1.2
• 49 M. The Right to Martinstown.

In the Road to Dartmouth.

• At 1’3. The Left to Lipso.
• At 6’5. The Right acute.
• At 14’4. The Right to Kingsbridg.
• At 14’5. The Left acute.
• At 17’7. The Left acute.
• At 26’4. The Left forward.

SEtting forward from the City of EXETER, * 1.3 the Account of which you have in the Road from LONDON to the Lands-End, pag. 53. At 1’1. you pass through Hevitre a small Village, and by some scattering Houses, * 1.4 and a small Ascent and Descent, are brought at 3’5. to Bishops-Clyst, first crossing the River Clyst, which leaving, you ascend a small Hill, and pass by St. Mary Clyst on the Right; then again by several disperst Houses, and crossing several small Waters or Rills, and by an Ascent and two Descents, are brought at 10’6. to Newton-Popler, * 1.5 a long but discontinued Village of 5 Furlongs Extent; at the End whereof you cross the Autre, and leave Hauford Church on the Left; then ascending and crossing a Rill, you are convey'd at 13’4. through a small Village call'd Sidford, * 1.6 a little be∣yond which you ascend 2 Furlongs, and at 14’6. bear to the Left, little present∣ing it self till at 20’4. you descend 3 Furlongs, and crossing a Rill, enter Cullyford a disunited Village of 5 Furlongs Extent; at the End of which you cross three se∣parated Branches of the Ax, not far from it's Influx into the Sea, * 1.7 and pass within one Mile of Axmouth a small Port-Town on the Right, and Scuttum House some distance on the same Hand.

Hence an Irregular Road over 2 Ascents brings you at 27 Miles to a Descent of 6 Furlongs, at the Bottom whereof you cross a small River, * 1.8 and at once enter Dorsetshire and Lime or Lime Regis, * 1.9 a large and well-built Town extending 5 Furl∣longs

on the Road, is seated near the Sea and on a good and well-known Haven; It's a Corporation and Market-Town, Govern'd by a Mayor, &c. Sends Burgesses to Parliament, and is a Place of good Traffique, it's Privileges being Granted by Edward the Third.

Whence the Sea accompanies you near the Road on the Right for several Miles together, * 1.10 and bearing to the Left, are brought at 30 Miles to enter Shaderson a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; * 1.11 and 3 Furlongs beyond the Town, leaving the Church on the Left, to cross Steymag Bridg over a small River; then by Stanton Gabriel Church on the Right, and some disperst Houses on the Road, come at 34’5. to Chiddiok a Village of 3 Furlongs; and at 36’7. (first leaving Sinsborow Church on the Left) to Bridport alias Birtport or Bruteport, * 1.12 a Place not large, yet Seated be∣tween 2 small Rivers near their Influx into the Sea: It's a Corporation and Mar∣ket-Town, sending Burgesses to Parliament, and is Govern'd by two Bailiffs, &c. and was formerly the only Place for the Twisting of Cordage for the Navy-Royal of England.

At the End of Bridport you cross Allington Bridg; whence an indifferent straight Way by Waldich and Lytton Churches on the Right, and Long Lother and Askatham on the Left, brings you at 46’7. to a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent; little else oc∣curring till at 51’5. * 1.13 you enter Dorchester, a Town of great Antiquity, being a Sta∣tion of the Romans; is pleasantly seated on the Froom and on the Foss-Way; is the Chief Town in the County, large and well-built, containing 3 Parish-Churches; Is a Corporation Govern'd by 2 Bailiffs, a Recorder, 8 Aldermen, &c. Sends Bur∣gesses to Parliament, and as being the Shire-Town, is the Place where the Assizes are kept for the County; It hath a good Free-School and an Alms-House; and is Dignify'd by giving Title to the Right Honorable Henry Pierpoint Marquess of Dor∣chester, &c. and it's Market which is on Saturdays is well stor'd with all sorts of Provisions.

In the Road to Dartmouth.

FRom Plymouth [the Particulars of which are treated in LONDON to the Lands-End, * 1.14 pag. 53.] you pass 2 Ascents and Descents, and at 3 Miles pass through Buckland Craltree a small Village, where you cross Fera Bridg over a Brook, and after by Sultrum, Plimpton (which sendeth Burgesses to Parliament, and hath a small Market on Saturdays) and Plimstock Churches all on the Right, and Burrowton House on the Left, and at 6’5. cross a Vale; thence passing by some Houses on the Road call'd Brixton and Eford, * 1.15 you at 9’5. over Yalm Bridg cross the Yalm, and passing by Adsum House on the Right, and Armington Church some distance on the Left, at 12’6. you ascend an Hill of 2 Furlongs, and at 14’1. enter Modbury a Town of 4 Furlongs Extent, Seated between 2 Hills in a Bottom, and hath an indifferent Market on Saturdays.

Hence by Shilston and Yarncomb Houses some distance on the Left, * 1.16 and several disperst Houses on the Road, through Luckbridg a small Village at 18’4. and through a Wood, * 1.17 cross Gary Bridg, and leave the Church on the Right; and ascending 3 Furl. pass by Morley Church on the Right at 21’6. and through Holwel a Village at 22’7. Seated in a large Vale: whence an irregular Road brings you at 29’3. to a Descent, * 1.18 at the Bottom whereof you enter Dartmouth, a Market and Port-Town, [the Account whereof you have in the Road from Dartmouth to Minhead, pag. 129.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided between Dartmouth and Plymouth.

• 1. 4 Furl. beyond Dartmouth the Right to Dytesham.
• 2. 3’4. Short of Holwel the Right to Totness
• 3. At the end of Holwel the Right to Brent.
• 4. At the end of Modbury the Right and Left acute.

Between Dorchester and EXETER.

• 1. 3’2. From Dorchester the Right to Axmin∣ster.
• 2. 3’7. Beyond Dorchester the Left to Abbots∣bury.
• 3. 4’5. short of Askatham the Left to Tong∣brudy.
• 4. 4’5. Beyond Chidiok the R. to Whitchurch.
• 5. At the End of Shaderton the Right to Ax∣mister.
• 6. 5 Furlongs beyond Lime the Right to Axmister.
• 7. 2 Furlongs beyond Callyford the Left to Seaton.

Notes

• * 1.1

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

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  EXETER, E.
• * 1.4

  Hevitre, 1’1. [2’1. E.S.E.] Bishops Clyst, 3’5.
• * 1.5

  Newton Popler, 11 M.
• * 1.6

  Sidford, 13’4. [14’6. N. E.] [16’5. E.] Culliford, 21’2.
• * 1.7

  [22’2. S.E.b.E.]
• * 1.8

  [24’2. E. by N.]
• * 1.9

  Lime, 28 Miles.
• * 1.10

  Shaderson, 30’3.
• * 1.11

  [33 Miles E. S. E.]
• * 1.12

  Bridport, 37 M.E.b.S.
• * 1.13

  Dorchester, 51’6.
• * 1.14

  Plymouth, E.N.E. [3’6. E. by S.] [6’2. S. E.]
• * 1.15

  Efford, 8 Miles. [9’4. E. S. E.] [13 Miles E. by N.] Modbury, 14’2.
• * 1.16

  Luckbridg, 18’4.
• * 1.17

  Holwel, 22’7. E. b. S.
• * 1.18

  Dartmouth, 30 Miles