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 Continuation of the Road From LONDON to St. DAVIDS in Pembrokeshire.

PLATE III. Commencing at Monmouth, and Extending to Burton-Ferry near Neath in Glamorgansh. Containing 70 Miles 2 Furlongs.

Wherein these following Turnings are to be avoided.

• At 128’0. At the End of Monmouth, the Left to Troy House.
• At 132’4. The Right acute in Trelagh.
• At 132’7. and 133’2. The 2 forward ways on the Left to Chepstow.
• At 134’1. The Left to Chepstow, and a Furl. farther, the forward on the Right to Llannissent.
• At 136’7. and 137’6. The Left to Chepstow.
• At 139’5. The Right to Carleon.
• At 140’0. The Left to Shire-Newton.
• At 143’2. The Right acute.
• At 147’4. The Right to Carleon.
• At 152’1. The Right to Risca.
• At 153’6. The Left to Tradegan.
• At 154’2. and 156’6. The Right to Ru∣perry.
• At 159’2. The Right to Tredelogh.
• At 161’6. The Right through Rothe, unit∣ing after 6 Furlongs.
• At 166’2. The Left to Aberthaw.
• At 175’5. The Right to Castle Pendeen.
• At 181’5. The Right to Bridg-End.
• At 184’0. The Left acute.
• At 188’1. The Right to Trislyeon.
• At 191’6. The Left to the Sea side.

IN Plate the Second We brought you to Monmouth, a large and well-built Town seated on the Banks of the Wye, where it receives the Monow; enjoying seve∣ral Privileges, as sending one Burgess to Parliament, &c. had formerly a Wall and Castle now ruinous; at present contains two Parishes, the Monk's Church and St. Thomas; is the Shire-Town, Govern'd by a Mayor, Recorder, and 15 Common-Councel Men, hath a well-furnish'd Market on Saturdays and 3 Fairs annually, Whit∣sun Tuesday, St. Bartholomew and St. Martin.

At the Entrance into the Town you cross the Wye, and on the West Part of it the Monow aforesaid, over a Stone-bridg of 2 Arches; whence a kind of Suburbs of a∣bout 4 Furlongs extends to 127’7. a quarter of a Mile beyond which, over ano∣ther Stone-bridg you cross the Trothy, leaving Troy-House on your Left; whence 3 successive Ascents composing together a very considerable Hill; your Road proceed∣ing partly on a Pav'd Causeway, conveys you at 129’6. to Lediard House on your Left within 2 Furlongs of the Top of the foresaid Eminence, and 5 Furlongs far∣ther by Red-waer another House on the Left, and a quarter of a Mile beyond that, to Gogheker on the Right, two or three Houses so call'd.

At 132’4. you pass through Trelagh a small Village, and 7 Furlongs farther (o∣mitting first the two acute Ways on the Left to Chepstow) descend a Hill of above a Mile, and at the Bottom cross the River Olwye falling into the Usk at Usk; and 4 Furlongs beyond descending gently and crossing a small Rill, you ascend a Hill of 1’4. near the Top of which you pass through Devordan a small Village.

At 139’2. you pass by New Church close on the Left, descending at 140 Miles for 6 Furlongs crossing the small River Throggy at 141 Miles, about 3 M. above its Influx into the Severn; ascending at 142 Miles a Rise of 7 Furlongs, and at the Top leaving the Ruins of Strogle Castle on the Right, having Went Wood 4 Miles together on your Left; at 144’6. you descend for 2 Miles passing through Cats Ash a small Village in the Bottom; whence ascending 4 Furlongs at 148’5. you pass by Christ Church on the Right, beyond which 3 repeated Descents by Fair Oak on the Left leads you into Newport of 6 Furlongs Extent, seated on the South West side of the Fair River Usk, which rising about the Confines of Brecknock and Car∣marthenshire, passes by Brecknock, Abergaveny, Usk and Carleon, and having receiv'd 13 other Rivers besides 2 below this Place, discharges it self into the Severn Sea; the Town is said to be rais'd out of the Ruins of the foresaid Carleon, had formerly a strong Castle now Demolisht, is at present an indifferent large and well frequent ed Place, having a good Market on Saturdays for Cattel, &c.

At 152’2. you descend 7 Furl. and leave Esq Morgan's Park on the Left, opposite to a scattering Village on the Right, crossing the Ebwith which falls into the foresaid Usk just at its influx into the Severn, and passing by Bassalego Church on the Right at 153’7. then at 154’5. you ascend 4 Furlongs, and through a scattering Village descend at 156 Miles for 2 Furlongs, leaving Llannihangle-veddo Church and Kirmably House both on the Right about 3 Furlongs distance.

At 159’1. you pass through St. Melens, and a Mile beyond, Rompney 2 small Villages, crossing the River Rompney at 160’7. where you enter Glamorganshire; whence by Rothe a small Village on the Right at 162 Miles; 7 Furlongs farther you come to Cardiff, by the Britains, Caer Didd, i. e. Urbs Didij; seated on the Tave, in a Rich and fertile Soil; a large, compact and well-built Town, having a Castle, Wall and 4 Gates, contains 2 Parishes; is Govern'd by the Constable of the Castle, 12 Aldermen, 12 Burgesses, &c. Has the keeping of Courts, the sending of a Burgess to Parliament, and the Holding of Assizes and Sessions; enjoys a great Trade especially with BRISTOL, and has 2 Markets weekly Wednsdays and Sa∣turdays.

At 164’4. you leave Llandaff 6 Furlongs on the Right, situate on the foresaid Taff or Tave, an Episcopal See, with a fair Cathedral Dedicated to St. Telean, the Di∣ocess whereof contains the Counties of Glamorgan, Monmouth, Brecknock and Part of Rad∣nor; the Town or City at present very small, and not enjoying so much as the Be∣nefit of a Market.

At 165’3. over a Stone-bridg you cross the Elay at a small Village of the same Name on the Right; at 167’5. (by St. Fagons and Llanihangle a Mile on the Right) you descend for 4 Furlongs and enter St. Nicholas at 169 Miles extending 2 Fur∣longs on the Road, and leaving Cotril House on the Right 3 Furlongs; you come at 172 Miles to Tresimon a scattering Village of a Mile in Length; whence by Sr. John Aubry's Park on the Left, an unlevel Way by St. Kayry on the Left also, brings you at 173’6 to an eminent Descent of 7 Furlongs, leading you into Cow∣bridg q. d. Vaccarum Pons, near half a Mile long, seated on the small River Thaw, by the Britains Pont-van, from its Stone-bridg; a good Town, Govern'd by a Bai∣liff, has the keeping of the Easter Sessions of the Peace, and a well-frequented Mar∣ket on Tuesdays for Cattel, Corn, &c.

Hence between Penllyn Church and Castle, your Way Mountainous, brings you to the Golden Mile at 178 Miles; when descending you pass by some Houses in the Bottom on the Left, and Coy Church half a Mile on the Right, and over another Hill descend into Corn Town at 180’2. a discontinued Village of 5 Furlongs.

At 181’4. leaving Wenny half a Mile on the Right, you come to Ewenny fluv. and at 182’4. (over New-bridg) Ogmore fluv. which rising in the North of the Coun∣ty, passes through Bridg-End a considerable Market-Town about a Mile above this Place, and about two Miles below falls into the Sea: Next by Trelales i.e. Laleston, 4 Furlongs to the Right, a Descent of 6 Furlongs leads you at 187’2. to the Pile a small Village; whence over a Rill or two and by Margum House and Park on the Right, a level Road by the Foot of a kind of Ridg of Hills on the Right, con∣veys you at 193’6. to Aberavon, seated on the River Avon just at its Confluence with the Sea; a Borough-Town of two Furlongs Length, Govern'd by a Port∣reeve, but its Market discontinued.

At 195’3. you pass by Baylan a Furlong to the Right, and at 197’3. come to Briton or Burton Ferry 2 Furl. over, cross the Neath, which Rising in Brecknockshire, re∣ceives two or three other Rivers, and passes by Neath a Borough and Market-town, well Traded to for Coals, &c. about 2 Miles above this Place, and a little below discharges it self into the Sea.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. Against Margum Park the Right to Newton.
• 2. 2’1. Short of New-bridg, the Right to Llandidock.
• 3. 4 Furlongs farther the Left acute.
• 4. 3 Furl. beyond Ewenny fluv. the Right to St. Donnets.
• 5. At Elay fluv. the Left to Llandaff.
• 6. 6 Furl. beyond St. Melens, the Left to Kirmably.
• 7. Against Llannihangle-veddo, the Left to Ruperry.
• 8. At Cats Ash, the Right acute.

Notes

• Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• Monmouth, S
• Lidiard, 129’6.
• Gogheker, 130’6.
• Trelagh, 132’4. [133’2. S. W. by W.]
• Devordan, 136’4. New-Church, 139’2.
• [142’1. S. W.]
• Cats Ash, 146’5. W.S.W Christ Church, 148’5. Newport. 151’2.
• St. Melens, 159’1. Rompney, 160’3.
• Cardiff, 163’1.
• St. Nicholas, 169’1.
• Tresimon, 172 Miles.
• [173’6. W. N. W.] Cowbridg, 175. M.
• Corn Town, 180’4.
• [185’6. N.W.]
• Aberavon. 193’7.
• Burton Ferry, 197’4.