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The line still continues in the valley of the Culme.

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Exeter Station.

lancient cross. In the 53 church is a Norman font. Shillingford Abbot, 2 miles, and Kenbury Ho. Exminster, pleasantly situated on the Exe, before it swells out into an estuary.

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EXETER (p. 110).

cr. river Exe, and continue along its right bank.

Killerton, Sir T. D.

Acland, Bart.

Broad Clist, 1 mile beyond, Poltimore, Lord Poltimore.

75 Topsham, on the opposite bank of the Exe, is situated at the confluence of the little river Clist. It has a spacious and commodious quy, and ship-building is carried on to some extent. Pop. 1851, 2717. The estuary of the Exe is here above a mile broad. 2 m. from Topsham is Nutwell Court, Sir T. T. F. E. Drake, Bart. Courtland, Sir T. H. Roberts, Bart.

Marpool HaH.

841 Exmouth (p. 49).

Luscombe, 1 miles.

Starcross Station.

Newman, Bart., 2 miles.

Continue along seashore to

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Dawlish St. (p. 112). 87

Continue along shore

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The line throughout from Exeter to Teignmouth, affords the Tourist an endless variety of excursions. The peeps of the sea and of the surrounding country, are beyond description fine. After reaching Teignmouth the line continues nearly along the north bank of the river Teign (here from onehalf to three-quarters of a mile wide), which it crosses] before reaching

Newton St.

The Sea.

Estuary of the Teign, the bridge at the mouth of which is the longest in the kingdom. It is 1671 feet in length, and consists of 34 arches, made partly of wood and partly of iron. A swing bridge opens in the cen95 tre to permit the passage of vessels.

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Park Lodge.

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King Arthur is said to 42 have had a palace, and kept his court at Callington.

Whitford House, Sir W. B. Call, Bart.

To Launceston, 113 m.

Merrivalle Bridge.

TAVISTOCK is a neat town, pleasantly situated on the Tavy. It had formerly a rich and beautiful abbey, the remains of which are in many places still visible. It was founded in the tenth century by an Earl of Devonshire. The church contains several handsome monuments. The Duke of Bedford takes his title of Marquis from this place. Tavistock sends two members to Parliament. Pop. 1851, 8086.

Gulworthy.

New Bridge.
cr. the riv. Tamar,
and enter Cornwall.

CALLINGTON OR
KELLINGTON,

was constituted a borough in the 27th of Elizabeth, when it obtained the privilege of sending two members to Parliament, but is now disfranchised. Pop. 1685. Between Callington and Saltash, on the banks of the Tamar, is the church of Landulph, in which was interred in 1636, Theodore Paleologus, a descendant of the last Christian emperors of Greece.

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Tor Royal House, and in the distance, Prince Town, and near it Dartmoor Prison. Here, during the war, French prisoners were confined. In 1850, a large convict establishment was placed here, under a military guard. The convicts are employed in

cultivating the moo".

To Plymouth by Harrow Bridge, 12 miles, which will

save about 3 miles.

To Beer Alston, 6 m.

Calstock.

Harewood House, Sir W. I. S. Trelawny, Bart. Near this is Cotele House, Earl of 35niture is of the time of Mary Edgeumbe. The fur

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Elizabeth, and was chiefly collected by the late and present Earls. The hall contains an extensive collection of ancient armour, and the chapel is well fitted up. There is some noble timber on the estate. It is said that Charles II. spent several nights here. Beyond these is Buckland Abbey (Sir T. F. E. Drake, Bart.), and below Cotele is Pentillie Castle (A. Coryton, Esq.), overhanging a sudden curve of the ever-winding Tamar.

Saltash is 9 miles from Callington. Saltash returned 2 M.P. prior to the Reform Act, when it was disfranchised. Near it are the curious and very perfect remains of Trematon Castle, held by the Earl of Cornwall, temp. of Wm. Rufus.

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2 miles north of Liskeard 36 is St. Cleer, the church of which has a round Saxon doorway. In the vicinity is St. Cleer's well and a stone cross. At some distance beyond is the Cheese Wring, one of the principal sights of Cornwall, a natural pile of rude rocks, 32 feet in height, the general outline resembling a child's top, the smallest end being at the base. How such enormous masses of granite assumed their present apparently insecure, but really immovable position, it is difficult to say. On an eminence at some distance is the Cromlech or Trevethy stone.

cr. river Tidi. Pengover.

LISKEARD,

an ancient and irregularly built town, partly situated on rocky hills, and partly in a vale. The church is a handsome building, erected in 1627. The town formerly returned 2 M. P. but now only 1. It carries on a considerable trade in tanning. Pop. 1851, 6204. 4m. N.W. of Liskeardis St Neot, hav ing one of the finest parish churches in the kingdom. It is of date 1480, and occupies the site of a monastery that stood there in the time of Edward the Con[fessor.

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Dobwalls. Tap-house. cr. river Fowey.

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LOSTWITHIEL, an ancient town, on the beautiful river Fowey, has a considerable woollen-trade. The parish church, erected in the fourteenth century, is adorned with a fine spire. It was used as a barrack by the parliament army, and was injured by an explosion of gunpowder. It contains a curious font. To the south of the church are the ruins of a building called the palace, said to have been the residence of the Dukes of Cornwall, but now a Stannary prison. The borough formerly returned 2 M. P., but is now disfranchised. Pop. 1196.

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To Devonport by Tor

point, 163 m.

To Saltash, 14 m.
To St Germans, 9 m.

The church of St Germans was once the cathedral of the bishoprick of Cornwall. It contains the original prebendal stalls, and several monuments to members of the Eliot family. In the immediate vicinity, and almost attached to the church, is Port Eliot, the seat of the Earl of St Germans, on the site of an ancient priory. On the coast, 10 miles from Liskeard, are the small towns of East and West Looe, chiefly remarkable for their picturesque appearance. Near the former is Trenant Park, H. T. Hope, Esq.

Boconnoc, seat of the late Lord Grenville, containing some very curious furniture. In the grounds is an obelisk to the memory of Sir Richard Lyttleton. Boconnoc was formerly the property of the grandfather of the great Earl of Chatham. The church dates its erection from the time of Henry VI.

Pelyn. 5 m. dist. is the fishing town of Fowey, in a highly romantic situation. The surrounding scenery is very beautiful. It was once a place of importance. The contingent to the fleet of Edward II. on the expedition to Calais, from Fowey was greater in ships than that of any other port in the king. dom. Near it is Menabilly (W. Rashleigh, Esq.), containing a most valuable collection of minerals.

Prideaux, Sir J. C. Rashleigh, Bart., 1 m dist.

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LVI. EXETER TO LAUNCESTON, BODMIN, TRURO, PENZANCE, AND

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