Highway Side. TARPORLEY is pleasantly situated, cleanly and neatly built, and is noted for its annual foxhunt. The church is an ancient structure, containing several monuments with inscriptions, interesting to the antiquary, and some armorial bearings in windows of coloured glass. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of stockings and leather breeches. In 1642, a battle was fought at this place between Sir W. Brereton and the Royalists from Chester, who, on this occasion, were victorious. Pop. 1114. From 'London. 178 ON LEFT FROM LOND. 175 Two miles distant are the ruins of Beeston Castle, erected by Randle Blundell, Earl of Chester, in 1220. It was dismantled during the civil wars by orders of the Parliament. This fortress stands on the slope and summit of a sandstone rock, which forms on one side an almost perpendicular precipice of great height. The outer court encloses an ar a of about 5! acres. The walls are prodigiously thick, and have several round towers. deep ditch, sunk in the solid rock, surrounds the keep, which was entered by a drawbridge opposite two circular watch-towers still remaining. Camden speaks of a draw-well bored to the base of the rock, a depth of 90 yards, and communicating with a brook in the vale below. A 57 Halkin. HOLYWELL derives its name from a spring called St Winifred's Well. In the vicinity are extensive lead mines, and numerous manufactories of paper, snuff, copper, and cotton. It joins with 7 other Flint boroughs in returning 1 M.P. Pop. of Parl. Bor. 1851, 5740. Brick Kiln. 203 207 Halkyn Castle, Marquis of Westminster. Brynfced. 212 cr. river Clwyd. ST ASAPH, 217 1 mile dist. Bryn Bella, Sir J. S. Piozzi Salusbury, the heir of Madame Piozzi. Park and a small but pleasant and very ancient city, situated between the Clwyd and Elwy. The cathedral is a neat plain structure, and the east window has painted glass. This see has numbered among its bishops the excellent Dr. W. Beveridge. In the churchyard is the tomb of Bishop Isaac Barrow, who was tutor to the great mathematician and divine, Dr Isaac Barrow, his nephew. The Episcopal palace, recently! rebuilt, is a commodious residence, and the scenery of the Clwyd is particularly beautiful. It affords the title of Viscount to the Earls ofAshburnham. Pop. 1851, 2041. This is one of the Flint dist. of burghs. cr. the river Elwy. Llan St Sior or St 2214 George (Denbighshire.) ABERGELE is much frequented in the bathing season, there being excellent sands, and the sceneryin the vicinity beautiful. Near it is a huge calcareous rock called Cefn-yr Oge, in which are several natural caverns. Pop. of parish 1851, 2855. Llandulas. cr. river Conway. 224 Llanerch Three miles distant Plas Heaton, J. Heaton, Esq.; and beyond, Faenol, one of the best old houses! in the county of Flint. To Denbigh, 3 miles. Dyffrynaled, P. W. Yorke, Esq. Three miles distant Coed Coch, J. L. Wynne, Esq.; farther to the left Garthewin, B. H. Wynne, Esq. 38 ABERCONWAY (Caer- 235 narvonshire.) LXXXVII. FROM LONDON TO CHESTER THROUGH NEWPORT AND WHITCHURCH, 183 Miles,-Continued to PARKGATE, 1951 Miles. |