Part 4 (1/2)
[Sidenote: Sir Henry Wyatt deprived of seventeen manors and his liberty, for treason.]
[Sidenote: Sir Thomas Wyatt, was an accomplished scholar, soldier and statesman.]
[Sidenote: Parish consists of one house, a church, and a cottage.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+-----------------------+----------+------------------------------+ 41
Allington pa
Wilts
Amesbury 4
Salisbury 6
41
Allington to
Wilts
Chippenham 2
Malmsbury 9
41
Allington to
Wilts
Devizes 4
Calne 7
11
Allington, East pa
Devon
Kingsbridge 4
Dartmouth 6
11
Allington, West pa
Devon
... 1
Modbury 7
24
Allington, West pa
Lincoln
Grantham 5
Newark 10
22
Allithwaite, Upper to
Lancaster
Cartmel 3
Hawkeshead 11
22
Allithwaite, Lower to
Lancaster
... 1
... 13
9
Allonby to
c.u.mberland
Wigton 11
c.o.c.kermouth 9
7
Allostock to
Chester
Knutsford 5
Middlewich 5
36
All Saints, St. Elm pa
Suffolk
Halesworth 5
Bungay 5
17
Almeley pa
Hereford
Weobly 5
Kington 4
12
Almer, West pa
Dorset
Blandford 6
Bere Regis 6
35
Almington to
Stafford
Drayton 1
Newcastle 12
39
Almington & Delph to
Warwick
Tamworth 2
Atherstone 7
38
Almodington pa
Suss.e.x
Chichester 6
Bognor 10
45
Almondbury[A] pa & to
W.R. York
Huddersfield 2
Barnsley 10
15
Almondsbury pa & ti
Gloucester
Thornbury 4
Old Pas. Hou. 5
34
Almsford pa
Somerset
Castle Cary 1
Bruton 4
43
Alne pa & to
N.R. York
Easingwold 3
Borobridge 6
39
Alne, Great chap & to
Warwick
Alcester 3
Henley-Arden 5
29
Alnham pa & to
Northumb
Alnwick 14
Wooler 11
29
Alnwick[B] m.t. & pa
Northumb
Newcastle 34
Morpeth 9
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Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
+--+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----+---------+ 41
Allington pa
Andover 11
77
80
41
Allington to
Bath 13
95
162
41
Allington to
Marlboro 10
88
162
11
Allington, East pa
Totness 7
205
677
11
Allington, West pa
Plymouth 18
207
872
24
Allington, West pa
M. Mowbray 16
115
357
22
Allithwaite, Upper to
Ulverstone 11
255
759
22
Allithwaite, Lower to
..by Ferry 6
257
838
9
Allonby to
Abbey-Holm 8
315
783
7
Allostock to
Northwich 6
168
448
36
All Saints, St. Elm pa
Harleston 5
105
439
17
Almeley pa
Leominster 7
107
...
35
Almington to
Eccleshall 10
158
340
39
Almington & Delph to
Coles.h.i.+ll 10
112
264
38
Almodington pa
Selsea-Bill 4
68
...
45
Almondbury[A] pa & to
Wakefield 9
186
30606
15
Almondsbury pa & ti
Bristol 8
117
1408
34
Almsford pa
Glas...o...b..ry 9
114
304
43
Alne pa & to
Thirsk 9
212
1967
39
Alne, Great chap & to
Stratford 7
103
343
29
Alnham pa & to
Rothbury 9
314
278
29
Alnwick[B] m.t. & pa
... 11
308
6788
+--+-----------------------+-------------------------+-----+---------+
[A] ALMONDBURY is situated near the river Calder, in the upper division of the wapentake of Aybrigg. Here is a grammar school, founded by patent from James I. and endowed with about 120 per annum. This place is noted for its extensive woollen manufactories. It was anciently called Albanbury. In the neighbourhood traces of an ancient castle, on an eminence, are still discernable. It is supposed, by some antiquarians, to have been the Campodonum of the Romans, and subsequently a royal seat of some of the Saxon kings.
[Sidenote: Grammar school founded by James I.]
[Sidenote: Ancient castle. Campodonum of the Romans.]
[B] ALNWICK, is on the high road from London to Berwick, and usually regarded as the capital of the county. It is situated partly in the southern division of Barnborough Ward, and partly in the eastern division of Coquetdale Ward. It is built irregularly, on the declivities of a hill, near the river Alne, over which a handsome stone bridge was erected by the late Duke of Northumberland, which bears the Percy crest on the parapet; there is also another bridge, of one arch, lower down the river; these two bridges serve as boundaries to the fine lawns surrounding the castle. At the head of Pottergate is a tower or clock-house, built in 1786. An abbey of Premonstratension canons was founded at Alnwick by Eustace St. John, in the year 1147. It was pleasantly situated on the northern margin of the Alne, the site of which was granted, in 1549, to Ralph Sadler, and Lawrence Wennington, after which it became the seat of the Brandling family, and also of the Doubleday family, by whom it was sold to the Duke of Northumberland. A fine gate house still remains, on which the Percy arms is visible. This town has a s.p.a.cious market place, and a considerable town hall, in which the sessions and county courts are held. It is paved, watched, and lighted, under an act pa.s.sed in 1821. Although the county town, the a.s.sizes are held at Newcastle. Alnwick Castle has been for many centuries a fortress of great strength, and the family mansion of the Percys'; it stands on an eminence on the south side of the Alne, opposite to the town, and commands a beautiful view of the country. The walls are flanked with sixteen gothic towers, the battlements of which, are ornamented with figures of ancient warriors: it is very celebrated in border history, and was peculiarly fatal to the kings of Scotland, of whom Malcolm II. and his son Edward, fell before it; and William, surnamed the Lion, was taken prisoner. The castle has lately undergone a complete repair; great attention having been paid to the restoration of the gothic ornaments in their original style. The chapel has been rendered extremely beautiful, by the introduction of a ceiling, in imitation of the celebrated one of King's College, Cambridge. There is also a handsome window, on the model of one at York Minster, and the walls are painted in the manner of those of the cathedral of Milan. The tenants of the estate at Alnwick, in the year 1818, erected a monument to the memory of the late Duke of Northumberland, who died in 1817, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. The Percy column, as it is called, stands on a beautiful knoll, adjoining the road on the southern entrance to the town; it rises without a pedestal, and may be seen in every direction, it is eighty-three feet in height, but may be ascended easily by a circular flight of stairs within. There is an immemorial custom continued here on the proclamation of the several fairs; divers adjacent towns.h.i.+ps, which are free of toll in the borough, by this service, send their deputies to attend the bailiff, on the eve of the fair, when he makes proclamation; after which they keep watch all night in every part of the town, and this is the most perfect remains of watch and ward retained in any part of this country. It is said that King John, having endured considerable inconvenience from the miry state of the roads, in humorous revenge, directed that for the future, the freemen of Alnwick, should be made in the following manner, which is still observed.--On St.
Mark's day, those who are to be made free, a.s.semble in the market place, dressed in white, with white caps, and a sword by their side. They proceed on horseback from this place to the town moor, headed by the four chamberlains, attired in the same manner, where they alight and rush through a muddy pool; having performed this ceremony, they change their soiled garments, and return to the town. Here is a free school, supported by a revenue arising out of the tolls, and various minor charities.
_Market_, Sat.u.r.day,--_Mail_ arrives 6-1/4 A.M., departs 5-1/2 P.M.--_Fairs_, Palm Sunday eve, for shoes, hats, &c.; May 12th, horses and horned cattle; last Monday in July, linen and woollen cloth; 1st Tuesday in October, and October 28th, horses and cattle; and Sat.u.r.day before Christmas Day, for shoes, hats, and woollens.--_Bankers_, Ridley and Co., draw on Glynn and Co.--_Inn_, White Swan.
[Sidenote: An abbey of monks, founded in 1147.]
[Sidenote: Fortress of great strength.]
[Sidenote: The fall of Malcolm II. and his son Edward.]
[Sidenote: Monument to the memory of the late Duke of Northumberland.]
[Sidenote: Curious customs in Alnwick.]
[Sidenote: Making freemen at Alnwick through a muddy pool.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+----------------------+-------+------------+------------+ 14
Alphamstone pa
Ess.e.x
Halstead 5
Sudbury 5
36
Alphaston pa
Suffolk
Sudbury 7
Lavenham 3
11
Alphington pa
Devon
Exeter 1
Topsham 5
27
Alpington pa
Norfolk
Norwich 6
Loddon 5
7
Alpraham to
Chester
Tarporley 3
Malpas 8
14
Alresford pa
Ess.e.x
Colchester 5
St. Osyth 6
16
Alresford, New[A] m.t.
Hants
Southamp. 19
Winchester 7
+--+----------------------+-------+------------+------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
+--+----------------------+--------------------+-----+------+ 14
Alphamstone pa
Colchester 10
50
277
36
Alphaston pa
Bury 10
61
309
11
Alphington pa
Chudleigh 8
167
1236
27
Alpington pa
Hempnell 6
119
197
7
Alpraham to
Nantwich 7
176
418
14
Alresford pa
Manningtre 8
56
297
16
Alresford, New[A] m.t.
Alton 10
57
1437
+--+----------------------+--------------------+-----+------+
[A] NEW ALRESFORD, is in the north division of the hundred of Alton: seated on the river Itchin, at no great distance from its source. It was anciently a more populous place than at present, the navigation of the river, having at one time extended from Southampton to this town; whereas, it now ceases at Winchester. Alresford is divided into two parishes, of which that of Old Alresford is deemed the mother church.
The town, which formerly sent a member to parliament, is governed by a bailiff and eight burgesses; and the petty sessions are held here. There is a manufacture of linseys of some consequence, but generally speaking, the trade is much decayed. At Tichbourne Hall, about two miles distant, the seat of Sir H. Tichbourne, there has been bestowed annually, on Lady Day, from the reign of Henry II. a gift to every applicant of twopence in bread or money; of which bounty, in some years, no less than seventeen hundred persons have partaken.
_Market_, Thursday.--_Mail_ arrives 3-1/2 A.M. departs 11-1/2 P.M.--_Fairs_, last Thursday in July, and October 17, sheep, &c.--_Bankers_, Knapp & Co. draw on Barclay & Co.--_Inn_, Swan.
[Sidenote: Formerly a populous place.]
[Sidenote: Tichbourne Hall, seat of Sir H. Tichbourne.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
+--+--------------------+---------+------------+--------------+ 16
Alresford, Old pa
Hants
Southamp. 19
Winchester 7
35
Alrewas pa
Stafford
Lichfield 5
Burton 8
35
Alewas Hayes dis
Stafford
... 4
... 9
7
Alsager pa
Chester
Sandbach 5
Congleton 9
10
Alsop-le-Dale pa
Derby
Ashbourn 6
Longnor 8
22
Alston to
Lancaster
Preston 6
Blackburn 6
42
Alstone chap
Worcester
Tewkesbury 5
Evesham 7
35
Alstonefield pa & to
Stafford
Ashbourn 6
Longnor 6
22
Altcar chap
Lancaster
Ormskirk 6
Liverpool 11
8
Alternon pa
Cornwall
Launceston 8
Camelford 8
22
Altham to & chap
Lancaster
Burnley 5
Colne 11
14
Althorne pa
Ess.e.x
Maldon 6
Southminster 3
24
Althorp pa & to
Lincoln
Burton 5
Epworth 5
27
Althorpe ham
Norfolk
Fakenham 2
N. Walsingh. 3
48
Altmawr chap
Brecon
Builth 3
Brecon 12
45
Altofts to
W.R. York
Wakefield 4
Leeds 8
16
Alton[A] m.t. & pa
Hants
Southamp. 29
Basingstoke 10
41
Alton Barnes pa
Wilts
Marlboro 7
Devizes 7
12
Alton Pancras pa
Dorset
Dorchester 7
Cerne-Abbas 3
41
Alton Priors chap
Wilts
Devizes 7
Marlboro 7
7
Altringham[B] m.t.
Chester
Knutsford 7
Stockport 10
+--+--------------------+---------+------------+--------------+
Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
+--+--------------------+----------------------+-----+--------+ 16
Alresford, Old pa