426 CXLVII. LONDON TO BEDFORD THROUGH ST ALBANS AND LUTON, 51 Miles. Three miles from Clophill is AMPTHILL, a small town. having an ancient moat house, a new market-house. and an old church. In the 42 vicinity is Ampthill Park, mansion of the late Lord Hol land (occupied by Lord Wensleydale) containing a valuable collection of paintings, a li 441 brary, and a museum. The park is remarkable for ita oaks. Henry VIII's queen, Katherine, resided in the old mansion while her divorce was in agitation. The Ala491 meds, a beautiful grove of linden trees, was planted by 51 the late Lord Holland for the inhabitants of Ampthill CXLVIII. LONDON TO HIGHAM FERRERS THROUGH KIMBOLTON, 713 Miles. London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. 14 From Hicks's Hall to 161 Eaton Socon, (p. 371.) Cross Hall. Hail Weston, Hunting. Staughton Highway. Stonley. 9 At a dist. Paxton Place. 13 Gaines Hall (J. Duber- 11 ley, Esq.) and on the opposite side of the road, Staughton House, Onslow, Esq. D. 898 KIMBOLTON. Tilbrook, Bedford. Chelveston, Northamp. HIGHAM FERRERS, (p. 365) 51 ON LEFT FROM LOND. 202 Stamford Bridge was the scene of a decisive and sanguinary conflict between the English and 2051 Norwegians, in which the former, under Harold, completely defeated the latter, and slew their king Harfager. Helmsley Lodge. Esq. Garrowby Hall, Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, Bart. BRIDLINGTON (see also p. 420) is pleasantly situated near the coast. Some vestiges of an Augustine Priory still remain. The last prior was executed at London for treason. About a mile south-east of the town is Bridlington Quay, much resorted to for sea-bathing and its mineral springs. The harbour is formed by two piers, the northernmost of which affords an excellent promenade, and commands a fine view of Flamborough Head and the bay. The harbour is defended by two batteries. Pop. 1851, 2432. At Sewerby is Sewerby House, Y. Greame, Esq., and beyond it, at Marton, 2 Marton Hall, B. Creyke, Esq. Sewerby. Flamborough. Flamborough Head. Flamborough (see also p. 420) is now only a fishing village. The church is an ancient structure, and contains a curious monumental inscription to the memory of Sir Marmaduke Constable. At the west end of the town are the remains of a Danish tower. Two miles distant is the celebrated promontory called Flamborough Head, the stupendous cliffs of which rise perpendicularly from 300 to 450 feet. They are composed of a moul2414 dering limestone rock which, at the base, is worn into numerous extensive caverns by the violence of the waves. 245 428 ON RIGHT FROM LOND. CL. LONDON TO HULL BY YORK, MARKET WEIGHTON, AND BEVERLEY, 236 Miles. Bolton Hall. Melbourne Hall, Sir 241 H. M. Vavasour, Bart. 2 miles distant, Ever- 23 ingham Hall, Lord Herries. 26 ON RIGHT FROM LOND. CLI. LONDON TO MARKET WEIGHTON BY BAWTRY, THORNE, AND Finningley Park, J. Harvey, Esq. mall but 1663 prevent inundations. 171 and Pop. Cowick Hall, Viscount Downe, and beyond, across the river Aire, Carleton Hall. Lord Beaumont. cr. the Dutch river. Rawcliffe. Armin. Booth Ferry. 7 Welham Bridge. 5 Holme. MARKET WEIGHTON. The Dutch river is a canal, so called because 173 it was cut in the reign of Charles II., by Van Mulden, and his Dutch and Flemish settlers. 176 178 179 1812 Two or three miles east of Booth Ferry, and on the Ouse, is the rising port of GOOLE, which carries on a considerable trade, and has extensive docks and warehouses. Pop. 1851, 4722. Near Holme is Spalding Moor, on which is a remark183 able hill, 120 feet high, commanding an extensive prospect. The village is on the plain, but the church is situ184 ated on the top of the hill. Beyond Holme is Melbourne Hall (Sir H. M. Va 186 vasour, Bart.); and, 2 miles distant from Holme, is Ever-1 ingham Hall, (Lord Herries), a noble modern mansion, in which is a fine portrait of Charles I. by Vandyke. Near 1914 the entrance to the grounds is a curious Saxon font. CLII. LONDON TO GREAT GRIMBSY THROUGH LINCOLN & MARKET RASEN. There is another and better road to Great Grimsby by Market Rasen and Caistor, but it is 5 miles longer. Roman word "Castrum." CAISTOR, a place of great antiquity, is supposed to derive its name from the Some Roman and Saxon antiquities have been disThe church is partly of Norman and partly of early English architecture. There are also several chapels, banks, &c., in this town. covered here. 430 LONDON TO GREAT GRIMSBY-BOSTON-LOUTH. GREAT GRIMSBY, anciently Gryme, is an ancient town near the Humber, by means of which it carries on a considerable trade. It was of sufficient importance to furnish Edward III. with 11 vessels and 170 mariners for his armament against Calais; but the harbour gradually fell to decay, until it was renovated about the beginning of the present century. There are large warehouses and timber-yards attached to the harbour, and the new docks and tidal basin, commenced in 1849, and to occupy 43 acres, will, combined with its railways, soon render Grimsby a formidable rival to Hull. Amount of customs' duties in 1857, £27,852. St James's church contains some ancient monuments, and a large font of early English character, and the steeple is a beautiful specimen of English pointed architecture. One M.P. Pop. of Parl. borough, 1851, 12,263. CLIII. LONDON TO GREAT GRIMSBY THROUGH SPALDING, BOSTON, SPILSBY, AND LOUTH. ON RIGHT FROM LOND. to From Spalding Crowland is 9 miles; to Holbeach, 74 miles. Grims. From G. 76 CROWLAND is a place of great antiquity, and is noted as the site of an extensive abbey, of which the church, founded by King Ethelbald in 716, still remains. Here is 751 also a bridge, supposed to have been originally 64 erected about 860, and remarkable for its curious construction. Pop. 1851,2466. 5 m. distant is Thorney, where is a church that formed part of an ancient abbey, the possessions of which were granted, at the time of Edward VI. to the Earl of Bedford, whose 623 descendant, the present Duke, is owner of the 603 town and of 19,000 acres 55 of the surrounding lands. 52 Wyberton Hall, and Frampton Hall. 481 cr. river Welland, 89 100 ON LEFT FROM LOND. Milton Park, Earl Fitzwilliam. About 8 m. from Spalding, on the right is HOLBEACH, a town of great antiquity; has a Gothic church, and two grammar schools. Pop. 1851, 2245. DONINGTON has an ancient church, on which are vestiges of a Roman inscription. To Donington, 4 m. SWINESHEAD has a handsome church and a free school. King John first rested here after the loss of his baggage in crossing the neighbour102 ing marshes. Pinchbeck has a fine 104 old church. 109 To Swineshead, 7 m. West Skirbeck House. To Swineshead, 63 m.. 116 and thence to Sleaford, 112 1171 120 1243 113 miles. Revesby Abbey, J. B. Stanhope, Esq. To Tattershall,+ 91 m To New Bolingbroke, 126424 miles. • The road is four miles shorter by the route through Ware and Royston, p. 382. + At Tattershall are the remains of a castle erected by Sir R. Cromwell in the 15th century, and the ruins of a church, which was once a magnificent structure. |