ON RIGHT FROM LOND. HURST, 62 Miles, THENCE TO BOGNOR, 7 Miles. From Chiches. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND. 62 46 381 Send Grove. Sutton Place, J. J. W. 323 Weston, Esq. Stoke Place. Woodbridge, R. D. Mangles, Esq, M.P. Guildford gives the title of Earl to the North family. To Farnham, 113 m. GUILDFORD, the county town of Surrey, on the Wey. The principal buildings are the grammar school, erected in the reign of Edward VI.; three parish churches- one of which contains monuments in memory of Arch. Abbot and Mr. Speaker Onslow; Abbot's Hospital; several meeting-houses and charitable institutions; a new gaol, a theatre, the ruins of an ancient fortress, &c. The town carries on a considerable trade in corn and timber. In the neighbourhood are powder and paper mills. 2 M.P. Population (1851) 6740. cr. river Wey. GODALMING, on the Wey, which is navigable from hence to the Thames. The chief trade is in timber, and in preparing silk and worsted for stockings and gloves. In the vicinity are several paper and corn mills. Pop. (1851) 2218. 29 33 Claremont (King of the Belgians), where the Princess Charlotte died, and more recently the residence of Louis Philippe and his family. Painshill Park. Pointers. ON RIGHT FROM LOND. AND PETERSFIELD, 72 Miles.* To the right of this place is a deep dell, 28 called the Devil's Punch Bowl Hind Head Hill. Seven Thorns, Hants. Liphook. Rake, Sussex. 35 To Petworth, 14 m. Haslemere, 63 m. 40 43 46 2 m. distant, Holly 49 combe. 19 Sheet Bridge, Hants. 63 541 Southwick Pa. (T. l'histlethwayte, Esq.) an legant mansion, erected n the site of an old nanor-house, built here in the time of James I., and in which two monarchs were entertained,Charles I. and George I. The former was here at the time of Buckingham's assassination. Within the park stood the ancient priory of Black Canons, where Henry VI. and Margaret of Anjou were married. Porchester Castle, on the Southwick estate, was used as a French prison during the war. It is now a fine ruin. In the interior is an old Saxon church, well preserved. The grounds are unfortunately, during the summer months, degraded into tea-gardens. 63 51 42 41 PETERSFIELD, a small neat town, of considerable antiquity,is principally supported by its road trade. Near the chapel is an equestrian statue of William III. One M.P. Population, 1851, 5550. Butser Hill, 917 feet high. The summit commands a most extensive view. Horndean. To Havant, 43 m. Thence to Hayling, 5 miles, a small island 5 or 6 miles east of Portsmouth, Its attractions as a wateringplace are increasing. Over the Forest of Bere, comprehending about 16,000 aeres, of which one. third is enclosed. The quantity of timber is trifling compared with what it once yielded. Some deer are kept. Purbrook. It 447 feet high, and runs east and we-t nearly seven miles. On the summit is a monument to the memory of Lord Nelson. commands one of the most ex. tensive and beautiful prospects in the south of England, includ ing Chichester Cathedral, l'ortsmouth, Isle of Wight, Southampton Water, &c. A grand annual fair is held in July on the summit. Cosham. Portsea Bridge. Enter Portsea Island. 57 61 To Haslemere, 12 m. Mickhurst, 9 miles. Rogate Lodge, Col. C. Wyndham. Heath House, Sir W. G. H Jolliffe, Bart. Ditcham, Earl of Limerick. Up Park. Idsworth Park, Sir J. C. C. Jervoise, Bart. Blendworth Lodge, Sir W. W. Knighton, Bt. Horndean Ho., and at a distance, Stanstead. Hillsea. PORTSMOUTH, (p. 72). 72 * Ry the new road lately cut through hilly parts, the distance is reduced to 69 miles. Froyle. Holybourne. ALTON on the Wey. The inhabitants are principally employed in the cultivation of hops, and in the manufacture of stuffs. Population (1851) 2828. Chawton. Ropley Dean. Here the valley of the Itchin commences. Bishop's Sutton. ALRESFORD, a neat little market-town on the Itchin, has a small manufacture of linseys. It formerly sent a representative to Parliament. In 1833, a large quantity of English silver coins of the reign of Wiiliam I. were found in a field a short distance from this town. About 7000 of these coins are now in the British Museum. Pop. of parish of New Alresford (1851) 1618. Seward's Bridge. WINCHESTER, (p. 52). 461 47 spot is said to have been a favourite place of retirement with Swift when Secretary to Sir W. Temple. Fir Grove. Waverley Abbey, late Lord Sydenham. Pierrepont Lodge. Mareland House. Arthur Young, called the vale between Farnham and Alton, the finest 10 miles in England. To Selborne, 4 m. St. Cross. 66 Compton. 671 Otterbourne. 69 Chandler's Ford Bridge. 71 Junction of the Road. 74 Hursley Park (Sir W. Heathcote, Bart.), very picturesque, and containing remains of one of Cromwell's held fortifications. North Stoneham Park, J. W. Fleming, Esq. South Stoneham Park. |