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Title: A topographical survey of the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. : With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to it...
Year: 1792 (1790s)
Authors: Robertson, Archibald
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Publisher: London: : Printed for the author... and William Faden...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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e south-ward, is the spring of the Upper Avon,which runs to Salisbury, then crosses a part 12 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FROM of Hampshire, and discharges itself into theEnglish Channel. Thus, from the northernand middle parts of Wiltshire, streams aredistributed to three different sides of thekingdom. The chalk hills occupy, by their variousridges, a considerable part of the middle ofthis county; forming wide downs near Marl-borough.—Below the middle, begins thatextensive tract of open downs and heath,great part of which bears the name of Salis-bury Plain; the most remarkable spot of thekind in England. To the south of this vast plain, is a rich,well cultivated country, watered by thestreams of the Willy, the Nadder, the Avon,and the Bourn, which unite in the neigh-bourhood of Salisbury. The chief commodities of Wiltshire, aresheep, wool, wood, stone, and cheese, knownby the name of North Wiltshire cheese;noted for its excellence. The manufac-tures chiefly consist of superfine broad-
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LONDON TO BATH AND BRISTOL. 13 cloth, serges, and other thin cloths; withcarpets, which are held in high estima-tion. LITTLE COT PARK. A little beyond the sixty-sixth mile stone,a road branches off to the right. Afterpassing through a gateway, we ascend anoble avenue, near two miles in length, di-viding an extensive wood, chiefly consistingof oak. Beyond this, we descend a spacious gra-vel-walk to Littlecot Park, the seat of Mrs.Popham, situated in a pleasant valley onthe banks of the Kennet, about three milesfrom the Bath road. This park is about four miles in circum-ference, elegantly adorned by groups ofstately beech, and other kinds of trees.—Ahigh hill, crowned with wood, rises boldlyon the west, adding dignity to the scene,while it affords shelter to numerous herds 14 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FROM of fine deer, esteemed in this country to beof superior quality. The house is large, and, like most otherancient buildings, stands in a bottom, onthe south bank of the river, which w

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