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 ...

In the Road to CARLISLE.

BEfore We proceed, * 1.1 Take this short account of the Initial Town, Egrimond a Borough-Town, seated near the Sea, is Fortifi'd with a strong Castle, and enjoys a good Market on Saturdays: Whence passing by Clint Hill on the Left, you cross 2 Waters and come at 1’6. * 1.2 to Cleater a Village of 2 Furlongs Extent; then crossing several Hills, and by several disperst Houses, leaving the Fells on the Right, and Winick a Village, and Lampley Hall on the same hand, at 7’5. ascend 3 Furlongs, and cross a Vale where you have a Lake on your Right; and at 9 Miles Eglesfield a Village on the same hand, and at 10 M. Bridgham a Village on the Left; thence a straight open way conveys you by the River Coker on the Right, * 1.3 at 14 Miles to Cockermouth a Market-Town as before.

Leaving Cockermouth you ascend a small Hill at 16’2. which is seconded with another; whence you cross a large Vale, and at 20’2. descend a Mile, near the bottom of which you pass through Boland a small Village; * 1.4 hence you pass by Overgate, Strutland-Guard, lawood-Nook on the Right, and Courtland-Guard on the Left, and at 23 Miles cross a Stone∣bridg and Brook and leave Adderskip, White-Hall and Thurlmillgate all on the Left; then you ascend a Hill and cross 5 several Vales, and the River Eln, and have Bolton, Croshil and Gromhil Villages, and the Ruins of Old CARLISLE all on the Left, and the Red-Dial and Somer Villages on the Right.

At 30’4. you descend and cross a Rill, and at 31’6. leaving Warside a Village on the Left, * 1.5 and Roseley Fell on the Right; descend a Hill, and at the bottom over a Stone-bridg cross the Wample and leave Croston a Village, How-Hill and Turkin-Hill on the Left, and en∣ter Thuresby at 33’3. a Village of 3 Furlongs Extent; thence by Nealople and Brook both on the Left, * 1.6 a straight way over a Moor conveys you at 38’6. to CARLISLE, [As in LONDON to CARLISLE pag. 75.]

Backward Turnings to be avoided between CARLISLE and Egrimond.

• 1. 3 F. from CARLISLE the R. to Brook.
• 2. In Thuresby the Left to Rosedel.
• 3. At Lawood Nook the Left to Torpenny.
• 4. A Furl. beyond Cleater the Right acute.

Between Cockermouth and Kendal.

• 1. 3 F. from Cockermouth the Left to Ireby.
• 2. Against a part of Basinthwate the L. acute
• 3. In Keswick the Right to Burden.
• 3. A Mile beyond Cust the Left to St. John's.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Egrimond N.
• * 1.2

  Cleater 1’7. N.E. b N. Winnick 6’3. [8 m. N. E. b E.]
• * 1.3

  Cockermouth 14’1. N. E. b N. [20’2. N. by E.]
• * 1.4

  Bodel 21 m. [22’4. N. E.]
• * 1.5

  Thuresby 33’4.
• * 1.6

  CARLISLE 39’4.