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 London to Buckingham, Continued to Banbury in Oxfordshire, and thence to Bridgnorth in Shropshire.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing N. W.
• 2. The direct Horizontal Distance 120. M.
• 3. The Computation 105. M.
• 4. The Dimensuration. 142. M.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Acton	06	06	08’3	08’3
Uxbridg	09	15	10’1	18’4
Amersham	09	24	11’0	29’4
Wendover	06	30	09’5	39’1
Alesbury	04	34	05’0	44’1
East Claydon	06	40	09’7	54’0
Buckingham	04	44	06’4	60’4
Shroughton	07	51	09’2	69’6
to Banbury	06	057	07’7	077’5
Nether Pillerton	09	066	12’1	089’6
Stratford	06	072	08’0	097’6
Coughton	06	078	09’0	106’6
Bromsgrove	09	087	11’4	118’2
Kederminster	08	095	09’6	128’0
Quot	07	102	09’3	137’3
Bridgnorth	03	105	04’5	142’0

With the Branch from Banbury aforesaid, to Campden com. Gloc.

From Banbury	Comp.	Measure.
to Shipston	10	10	14’0	140
Campden	05	15	07’0	210

Midlesex, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire are the Counties including the Road: And the Brent, Coln, Tame, Owse, Charwell, Avon, Arrow, Salwarp, Stowr & Seavern the Principal Rivers pass'd over: Afford∣ing a very good Road to Alesbury, but not so pleasant to Banbury and Bromsgrove yet sufficiently recompenc'd by it's goodness thence to Bridgnorth, being a well frequented and well accommodated Road throughout.

THUS much in general for the whole Road, which consisting in 2 Plates, the First ending at Banbury com. Oxon. the 2d. at Bridgnorth aforesaid; we begin with Plate the First, containing 77’5. wherein the following turnings are to be avoided

• At 2’1. At the Pound in St. Giles's, the forward way to Hampstead.
• At 3’2. At Tyburn, the Right to Padington.
• At 9’0. The Right to Wilsdon.
• At 15’2. The Right to Watford.
• At 20’4. The forward way to Beaconsfield.
• At 34’6. The Left to Tame.
• At 39’1. The Right forward in Wendo∣ver to Dunstable.
• At 46’2. The Left to Shipston.
• At 66’7. The Right to Brackley.
• At 76’2. The Left to Bodycot.

From the Standard in Cornhil LONDON, along Cheapside and Holborn, your way lies through Kensington-Gravel-pits, Shepherds bush, Acton, Hanwel, Norcoat, Hayes, Hellingdon and Uxbridge (as in London to Aberistwith pag. 1.)

Whence at 20’4. omitting the forward way to Beaconsfield, you leave the fore∣said Road and an inclosed way, sprinkled with some stragling Houses, brings you at 24’1. To St. Peters Chalfunt vulgo Chafforn a Village of 2 furl. Extent, and at 25’2. pass through a Rill dilating it self near 2 furl. and 5. furl. beyond through part of St. Giles-Chal∣funt; whence over a Branch of the Coln, certain discontinued Houses lead you at 29’3. in∣to Agmondesham, vulgo Amersham, 4. furl. long, so called either from its being shel∣tred by Oaks, or built by one Agmund; 'Tis seated in the Chiltern (that part of the Country so called that extends it self towards Dunstable,) A good Borough Town sending Burgesses to Parliament containing near 200 Houses, hath a free-School and 4 several Almshouses, a small Market on Tuesdaies, and 2 Faires Whitsonmunday, and the 8th, of September.

At 32’1. you pass through Little Missenden a small Village, whence by several stragling Houses, and over 2 or 3 small Rills you enter Great Missenden at 34’2. half a mile long, and a good throughfare, from which Little occurs, till at 38’7. you en∣ter Wendover of 4 furl. extent, a Borough Town, of about 150 Houses sending Bur∣gesses to Parliament, with a small Market on Thursdays and 2 Fairs Annually, May day, and a week before Michaehnas. From Wendover, an Inclosed way for the most part brings you at 43’5. to Walton adjoyning to which is Alesbury, (pleasantly seated near the confluence of an Anonimous Rill with the Tame) in Saxon Aglesburgh, a large and well built Borough Town, containing about 400 Houses; Electing Members to Par∣liament; is the place where the Assizes are kept for the County, hath a well provi∣ded Market on Saturdays and 3 Fairs yearly, Saturday before Palmsunday, 13th. of June, and 4th. of September, and is at present the Honorary Title of Robert Earl of Alesbury and Elgin.

At 44’4. you leave the Town, and half a Mile farther the Gallows on the Right; at 46 Miles Crossing the Tame, which rises about 4 Miles to the East, near whose Banks Querendon a Furlong to the Right appears, whence an indirect way for the most part open, being indifferently Arable, and Pasture, brings you at 54 Miles to East Claydon, a Village of 2 Furlongs extent, prosecuting a Road much like the former, till at 60’2. you cross the Owse over a Stone Bridge of 6 Arches and enter Buckingham, a Corpo∣ration Governed by a Baliff, 12 Capital Burgesses &c. contains about 300 Houses, sends Burgesses to Parliament, hath a well furnisht Market on Saturdayes, and 6. Fairs viz. on St. Mathias. St. Mark. Thursday in Whitsonweek. St. Peters. St. Bartholomew and St. Simon and Jude. (whereof see more in the Road from Oxford to Cambridge Page, 159.)

Repassing the Owse you leave the Town and by the Lady Smiths House and Park, and Ratley Church on the Right; at 63 Miles you come to Tinewick a discontinued Village, and at 64 entring Oxfordshire, you pass through Fenmore another scattering Village, whence your way for the most part open Pasture, entring Northamptonshire at 66’7. leads you to Shroughton, at 69’5. a Village of 2 Furlongs extent, and a pretty thorough-fare.

At 71’7. you pass through Ayno, Extending 2 Furlongs, on the Road aflording good Reception for Travellers, and crossing the Charwell at 73’2. over Nell-Bridge of 6 Arches Stone-built, you Reenter Oxfordshire keeping the Charwel on your Right, and omit∣ting the forward way on the Left to Bodicot; at 77’3. enter Banbury, situate on the west side of the Charwell, a Large and well-Built Town containing several good Inns for Accommodation, Governed by a Mayor, Recorder, 12 Aldermen (whereof one is Chamberlaine, and 3. Justices of Peace) and 6 Burgesses; it's Market on Thurs∣day is well stored with Provisions: And hath 7 Fairs yearly, viz. on Holy Thursday, Corpus Christi, Lamas day, Thursday after Twelft day, and First Thursday in Lent; with two others at present disus'd.

It subscribes to none in the County, OXFORD excepted, for Wealth and Beauty. But having occasion to revisit it in BRISTOL to Banbury p. 109. and OXFORD to COVENTRY, P. 163. for its futher Illustration we refer you thither.

Backward turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 9. Furlongs from Banbury, the Right to Adderbury.
• 2. A Furlong beyond Ayno the Right to LONDON.
• 3. 5. Furlongs short of Fenmore the Right to Tame.
• 4. At the end of Buckingham the Left to Little Harwood.
• 5. 2. Furlongs beyond East Claydon the Left to Leighton.
• 6. 4. Mile beyond East Claydon the Right to Henley.
• 7. At the end of Uxbridg the Left to Swakeley.
• 8. 4. Furlongs short of Hellingdon the Right to Colebrook.
• 9. In Hanwel the Right to Brentford.
• 10. In Acton the Left to Wilsdon.
• 11. In Kensington Gravel-pits the Right to Kensington.

Notes

• Counties past through. Rivers crostover.
• The quality of the way.
• [N. W.]
• 20’4. N. [22’2. N. N. W.] St. Peters Chafforn 24’2. [27’6. N. W.
• Amersham. 29.5.
• Little Missenden, 32’1. Great Missenden, 34’4. Wendover, 39’1. (42. Miles N. W. b. N.)
• Alesbury, 44’1 N.W.b.W.
• (50. Miles. N.N.W.) East-Claydon, 54’1.
• Buckingham, 60’6. (61. Miles W b. N.)
• Tinewick. 63’1. Fenmore. 64’1.
• Shroughton 69’6. Ayno. 71’7. (72’3. N.W.)
• [76’2. N.] Banbury 77.5.