ON RIGHT FROM LOND. From M. Harbor. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. bourhood, one of which, 11 miles from Wellingborough is 25 221 THRAPSTON, on the Nen, 194 by means of which it possesses a considerable trade. There is an ancient monument in the churchyard. About 2 miles distant is Drayton House (Duke of 18 Dorset), a noble antiquated structure, supposed to have been erected about the middle of the 15th century. Here is a fine collection of paintings by some of the most distinguished masters. The church of Lowick in 163 Great Harrowden. 68 the vicinity is adorned with monuments, brasses, and 148 and about 4 miles farther, 11 KETTERING, (p. 306.) 74 OUNDLE, a neat town, almost surrounded by the Nen, possessing a handsome 74 church with a spire, and some rich stalls, a market house, several meeting 5 houses, &c. 3 miles from Oundle is Fotheringay, where formerly stood the castle in which Mary Queen 33 of Scots was confined and executed. 6 miles from Oundle is APETHORPE, the church of which contains a monument to Sir W. Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth, and founder of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In the vicinity is Apethorpe Hall, the handsome seat of the Earl of Westmorland. Rothwell. 2 miles from Kettering on the right is Boughton House (Duke of Buccleuch), for78 merly the seat of the Mon 79 tague family, and 9 miles from Kettering is Weldon, noted for its quarries of stone, which is capable of taking a high polish. In the neighbourhood are the 81 traces of a town, and the remains of the pavement of la Roman mansion. 84 85 ON RIGHT FROM LOND. From Bedford. 51 Miles. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. From Hicks's Hall to Harpenden. Enter Bedfordshire. Gibraltar Inn. 25 29 LUTON. 31 13 cr. the river Lea. Barton in the Clay. Silsoe has a chapel with a number of paintings, chiefly portraits, and possessing fine grounds and gardens. In the church-10 yard of Flitton, one mile distant, is the mausoleum of the Grey family. New Inn. Silsoe. Clophill. Two and a half miles dis- 8 tant from Clophill is Chicksand Priory, C. Dixon, Esq. and One mile beyond West End is Hawnes House, Lord Carteret. 37 LUTON has a church with a fine embattled tower, and containing a curious baptismalfont, and several ancient monuments, a handsome chapel founded in the reign of Henry VI., and a window displaying a representation of St George and the Dragon. The inhabitants are engaged in the manufacture of straw plait. One mile before Luton is Stockwood, S.Crawley Esq. Three miles from Clophill is AMPTHILL, a small town, having an ancient moat house, a new market-house, and a 39 church containing a monument to the memory of R. Nicolls, Esq. who was killed in the celebrated engage40 ment with the Dutch, May 28, 1672. In the vicinity is Ampthill Park, a splendid mansion belonging to Lord Holland, containing a valuable collection of paintings, a library, and a muThe park is remarkable for its ancient oaks. Queen Catherine re sided in the old mansion 42 441 seum. CXXII. LONDON TO HIGHAM FERRERS THROUGH KIMBOLTON, 714 Miles. Kimbolton Castle, a noble 60 mansion of considerable an- Tilbrook, Bedford. 64 seat of the Duke of Man 2 Chelveston, Northamp. 694 Melbourn Hall, Sir H. M. Vavasour, Bart. 2 miles distant, Evering ham Hall, W. C. Maxwell, 2 miles distant, Hough- 19 MARKET WEIGHTON 217 The Vicarage. ton Ha., Hon. C. Langdale, and 3 m. farther, Hotham, H. B. Peters, Esq. 224 High Ha., R. Watt, Esq. Dalton Ha., Lord Hotham. M. P.. and Cherry Burton 227 House, D. Robinson, Esq. 244 Pocklington New Inn. 2124 To Pocklington, 14 m. 213 215 To Hesle, 9 m.,-South ON RIGHT FROM LOND. HULL. CXXV. LONDON TO MARKET WEIGHTON BY BAWTRY, THORNE, AND HOWDEN is a small town 28 of considerable antiquity, with the remains of an ancient palace which belonged to the Bishops of Durham. The church, which 25 is one of the finest specimens of Gothic architec20 ture in the kingdom, contains a monument of a female cross-legged. 158 the Don to the Trent, it carries on a considerable trade. The chief place for landing goods is a suburb called Hangman's Hill. The surrounding country is so low and flat, that in many instances it has been found necessary to enclose the rivers by strong and high banks to preserve the country from inundations. Cowick Hall, Viscount Downe, and beyond, across the Aire, Carleton Hall. Lord Beaumont. 1731 Armyn. 176 Booth Ferry. 178 cr. the river Ouse. HOWDEN. 1798 The Dutch river is a canal so called because it was cut in the reign of Charles II., by Van Mulden, and his Dutch and Flemish settlers. 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. Near Holme is Spalding Moor, on which is a remarkable hill, 120 feet high, commanding an extensive prospect. The vil181 lage is on the plain, but the 184 church is situated on the top of the hill. 1831 Beyond Holme is Melbourn Hall, (Sir H. M. Vavasour, Bart.); and, 2 miles distant from Holme, is Everingham Hall, (W. Constable Maxwell, Esq.) a noble modern mansion, in which is a fine portrait of Charles I. by Vandyke. Near the entrance to the Benland. 81 Howden Grange. 186 MARKET WEIGHTON. 1913 grounds is a curious Saxon font. CXXVI. LONDON TO GREAT GRIMSBY THROUGH LINCOLN & MARKET RASEN. There is another and better road to Great Grimsby by Market Rasen and Castor, but it is 54 miles longer. CASTOR, a place of great antiquity, is supposed to derive its name from the Roman word "Castrum." Some Roman and Saxon antiquities have been discovered here. The church is partly of Norman and partly of early English architecture. |