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CLXVIII. LONDON TO LYNN BY EPPING, NEWMARKET, AND BRANDON,

1021 Miles.

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ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

CLXIX. LONDON TO WELLS BY NEWMARKET, BRANDON, SWAFFHAM,

AND FAKENHAM, 118 Miles.

From

Wells.

From

London.

ON LEFT FROM LOND.

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Hilborough Hall, and, 311 2 miles distant, Pickenham Hall.

4 miles distant, Necton 251

Hall, W. Mason, Esq.
Dunham Lodge.

22 Castle Acre, Guide Post. 951 To Castle Acre, 13 m

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WELLS (see p. 456).

1184 of Leicester (see p. 456.)

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SWAFFHAM is situated on an eminence, and consists of four principal streets. It is a railway station, and noted for its butter-market. The church, which is the finest parish church in the neighbourhood, is large and cruciform, and consists of a nave with two aisles, a chancel, and two transept chapels. It contains several monuments, a roof of finely carved oak, and a library. Here are also several meeting-houses, assembly rooms, theatre, house of correction, &c. Races are held annually on an extensive heath to the south of the town, and coursingmatches are also frequent on the same ground. Pop. 1851, 3858.

CASTLE ACRE is supposed to have been a Roman station, as several coins and a tesselated pavement have been dug up here. A castle was erected at this place by William, Earl of Warren and Surrey, to whom the lordship had been granted by his father-in-law, William the Conqueror. Some fragments of the building still remain, and the principal street of the present village passes through one of the main entrances of the castle. There are also considerable remains of a priory of Cluniac monks, founded by Earl Warren, near the castle. The parish church is ancient.

NEW or LITTLE WALSINGHAM is situated near the river Stiff key. A monastery for Black Canons was founded here in the reign of William the Conqueror; and pilgrimages, by foreigners of all nations, were made to the chapel or shrine of an idol called "Our Lady of Walsingham." belonging to this foundation.

Several kings and queens of England (among them Henry VIII., in the commencement of his reign), paid their devotions here. Erasmus, who visited it, has described the riches of the chapel. There are some fine remains of the convent, the principal part of which are included in the pleasure-grounds of Walsingham Abbey, the seat of H. Lee Warner, Esq. New Walsingham has a spacious church, containing an ancient font, richly sculptured. The bridewell was formerly a lazar-house for lepers. Pop. 1155.

CLXX. LONDON TO NORWICH BY EPPING, NEWMARKET, THETFORD,

AND WYMONDHAM, 108 Miles,

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