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 Pool, In Dorsetshire.

Commencing at Alresford in the Southampton Road.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing W. S. W.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 98 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 88 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 110’5.

From LONDON	Comp.	Measure.
to Alresford	47	47	59’7	59’7
WINCHESTER	07	54	07’4	67’3
Rumsey	09	63	11’3	78’6
Castle-Malwood	06	69	07’5	86’3
to Ringwood	08	77	10’2	096’5
Knaston	06	83	08’0	104’5
Pool	05	88	06’0	110’5
	88		110’5

In the Branch from Pool to Limington.

From Pool	Comp.	Measure.
to Christ-Church	9	09	10’4	10’4
Limington	9	18	11’4	22’0

	Comp.	Measure.
In the Branch from Southampton to WINCHESTER.	10’0.	12’2.

Midlesex, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorsetshire, are the Counties through which you pass; and the Brent, Thames, Wey, Test and Avon, the principal Rivers crost over; affording in most Parts a good Road, and plentifully supply'd with fitting Enter∣tainment for Travellers.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 63’6, The Left acute.
• At 67’5. The Right at the end of WIN∣CHESTER to SALISBURY.
• At 74’5. The Right acute.
• At 75’0. The Left to Baddesley.
• At 71’6. The Right to Rumsey a different Way.
• At 79’3 & 79’6. The Right to White-parish and Fording-Bridg.
• At 82’1. The Right acute.
• At 88’3. The Right acute.
• At 97’1. The Right to Wimborn.
• At 101’4. The Right to Wimborn.
• At 101’7. The Left acute.

In the Branch to Limington.

• At 3 Furlongs the Left to Wimborn.
• At 7’1. The Right to Pokesdown.
• At 11’4. The Right to Hurst Castle.
• At 16’0. The Right to Hordel.
• At 17’5. The Right to Burton.

In the Branch to Southampton.

• At 6 Furlongs the Right to Botley.
• At 2’4. The Right to Botley.

FRom LONDON to Alresford you have the Account in LONDON to Southamp∣ton, &c. whence for the most part an open Way, crossing Sewers Bridge at 60’7. and passing by Magdalen House on the Right, conveys you at 67’4. to a Descent of 2 Furl. where you enter the City of WINCHESTER, a Place of great Antiquity, [as in LONDON to CHICHESTER &c. pag. 77.] adding this, that it is a fair City adorn'd with good Build∣ings, both Publick and Private, and its Cathedral Dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a large and stately Structure, wherein have been Interr'd several of the Kings and Queens of En∣gland, other Buildings of Note are the Prebends Houses, the Bishops Palace call'd Woolvey House, and the Hall where the Assizes and Sessions are kept, and where King Arthurs Round Table is kept for a Monument, in the Suburbs is Winchester College well-endow'd,

which is Govern'd by a Warden, Master, and Usher; the Bishops of Winchester are Chan∣cellors to the See of Canterbury, and successively Prelates of the Noble Order of the Garter, whose Bishoprick is accounted the best in the Kingdom; the Diocess contains the Coun∣ties of Hant. and Surrey, with the Isles of Wight, Jarsey and Garnsey.

Leaving WINCHESTER, you ascend a small Hill, and at 69’4. pass through Pit, and at 72’4. Hursley, both small Villages; then by Hursley Lodg on the Right, through Enfield a little Village at 75’2. and by a Pond on the Right at 76’7. come at 78’5. to Rumsey a Corporation and Market-Town of 4 Furl. Extent, [as in LONDON to South∣ampton, pag. 101.]

At the end of the Town, over a Stone-Bridg you cross the Test, and at 79’4. ascend 2 Furl. where you omit the Way on the R. to Fording-Bridg, White-Parish, &c. cross Oux-bridg at 81’7. and enter New Forest at 84’6. formerly Ytene, it is about 30 M. in Circum∣ference, which Tract William the Conqueror (to make it a Harbor for wild Beasts) caus'd 36 Parish-Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to to be demolisht; which thing did not go unpunish'd, for his Son Richard was Blasted, and Rufus shot through with an Arrow, and Henry his Grand-Child hang'd amongst the Boughs. The Forest at present af∣fords great variety of Game, where His Majesty often diverts himself.

In the Forest you pass by Ragged-Row on the Right, and at 86’4. through Castle-Malwood a small Vill. seated on an Hill, and leaving Minsted on the Left, descend a large Hill at 88’4 and ascend again at 89’4. and 90’4. thence by Bonner a Vill. on the Left, at 95’7. where you leave the Forest; you 7 Furl. farther come to Ringwood of 4 Furl. Extent, It was of good Acount in the time of the Saxons, is seated near the Sea, and enjoys a good Market on Wednsdays for Cattel, Corn, &c. Leaving the Town you cross 2 small Waters or Rills, and at 98’7. descend a small Hill, and over Palmer's-Bridg cross the Avon at 100’7. then by Preston Church on the Right, you come to Long Ham at 104’1. a discontinued Village, where you enter Dorsetsh. and over Ham-Bridg cross a Brook: at 104’6. you pass through Knaston a small Vill. where an irregular Road by Hickford House on the right, conveys you to Pool at 110’3. [as in OXFORD to SALISBURY, pag. 165.] adding this, That in King Edw. 3d's Time, it from a small parcel of Fishermen's Houses, came to be a Market; H. 6. Granted it the Privilege of a Haven, with Liberty to the Mayor to Wall it in: then the In∣habitants abounded in Wealth, who to free themselves from Subjection to the County, Purchas'd the Privilege of a County; and so from a mean Hamlet, became a Town and County incorporate, which at present is gone much to decay.

In the Branch from Pool to Lemington.

SEtting forward from Pool, you omit the forward Way on the Left to SALISBURY, Wimborn, &c. and bear to the Right; whence an Ascent, follow'd with 2 Descents, brings you at 5’1. to the entring Hampsh.; then through Ifford a Vill. at 8’5. come at 10’2. to Christ Church of 3 Furl. Extent, seated on the Avon; was formerly strengthned with a Castle, now ruinous; yet it enjoys a Market, and sends Burgesses to Parliament.

At the end of the Town you cross the Avon aforesaid, which arising on the Edg of Se∣vernake Forest in Wiltsh. passes by Amesbury, SALISBURY, Dunkton, Ringwood, and this Place, falls into the Sea a M. below; receiving into it, first, the Willy, and therein the Nader and Dyver; 2d. the Bourn; 3d. the Stour, and therewith, the Lydden, Dulish, and Allen.

At 11’3. you pass through a Vill. of 3 Furl. Extent, and at 14’7. through Somerford, and 4 Furl. beyond, Milton, both small Villages; thence an irregular Road by discontinued Houses, and namely Evilton and Efford, brings you at 21’6. to Lemington a Market-Town, seated near the Sea, of good Accomodation, and hath privilege to Elect Parliament-Men.

In the Branch to WINCHESTER.

FRom Southampton an indirect Way by several disperst Houses, conveys through St. Cross's a Village at 11 M. to the City of WINCHESTER at 11’5. which is treated on before.

Backward turnings to be avoided between Limington and Pool.

• 1. At the end of Limington the R. to Southamp.
• 2. 1’5. Short of Milton the Right to Ringwood.
• 3. 5. Furl. short of Milton the Left to Hordel.
• 4. At the end of Christ-church the R. to Ringw.

From Pool to LONDON.

• 1. At y^e entring Knaston the R. to Christchurch.
• 2. At the end of Long Ham the L. to Canford.
• 3. In Ringwood the Right to Christ-Church.
• 4. 9 Furl. short of Malwood the L. to Salisbury.

Notes

• Counties past through. Rivers crost over. The quality of the Way.
• Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• Alresford, S. S. W. [63’6. S. W. by W.]
• WINCHESTER, 67’3.
• Pitt, 69’4. [71’3. S.] Hursley, 72’4. [72’7. S. S W.] Enfield, 75’2. Rumsey, 78’6.
• Ragged-Row, 85 M. [86’2. W. S. W.] Malwood, 86’4. [87’6. S. W.] Bonner, 95’3. Ringwood, 96’5. S.b.W.
• [101 Miles S.W.b.W.]
• Longham, 104’1.
• Knaston, 104’6. Pool, 110’5.
• Pool, N.
• [1 Mile E.] Ifford, 8’5. [9 Miles S. E.] Christ-Church, 10’4. N. E. by E.
• Somerford, 14’7. Milton, 15’3. Evilton, 20’1. Lemington, 22 Miles.
• Southampton, N. b. E. St. Crosse's, 11 Miles WINCHESTER, 12 Miles.