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, 1 mile distant, Debden 70 Hall, Shortgrove, and Audley End, the noble seat of Lord Braybrooke. SAFFRON WALDON, 266 miles distant, has one of the most beautiful parish churches in England. Here are alms houses, 644 To Linton, 4 miles. Mortlock, Esq. T. 59 Abington Hall, Abing- 58 ton Lodge, Hildersham Hall, and Hildersham Rookery. Valley House, and, 4 mies to the right of it, West Wratting Park, Sir| C. Watson, Bart. 2 miles distant Dul lingham House. Was an ancient Roman Station. Bourn Bridge, Cambridgeshire. and railway. The church contains several monuments. On the east side of the town are the ruins of the castle. Pop. 1851, 5280. Quendon Flats. To Cambridge, 10 m. Babraham Hall, R. J. Adeane, Esq., and 2 m. dist. Gog Magog Hills, Lord Godolphin. On the 491 top of these hills is a triple entrenchment, with two ditches, supposed to be of British origin. 2 miles distant Iul Worsted Lodge. Junc- 50 bourn House. tion of the Roman road. 541 Green Man. DEVIL'S DITCH. (p. 464.) 2 miles distant Stetch- 491 worth Park, R. J. Eaton, Esq. 2 m. distant Cheveley Park, Duke of Rutland. To Bury St. Edmunds, 12 miles. At a distance Dalham Hall, Sir G. Affleck, Bart. Here Ely Cathedral is seen at a distance of 18m. in a direct line. 2 m. Wilbraham Temple, E. Hicks, Esq., and be541 vond, Bottisham Hall, S. Jenyns, Esq. Just before the 56th 59 milestone you have a view of Cambridge. 4 miles distant waffham House, J. P. Allx, Esq To Cambridge, 13 m. 47 NEWMARKET, (p. 464.) 6032 miles distant Ex Herringswell House, 421 G. Mure, Esq.; and bevond, Cavenham Hall, H. S. Waddington, Esq. 391 ning Lodge. 4 miles distant Fordham Abbey. 1 mile beyond Newmarket, and, 2 miles distant, Chippenham Park, surrounded by fine grounds. To Mildenhall, 1 m and Barton Hall, Lt. Gen. 691 Sir H. E. Bunbury, Bart. K.C.B. EPPING is situated in a district formerly very woody, and preserved by our ancient monarchs for the enjoyment of the sports of the field. It was then called Waltham Forest, and extended almost to the capital. In the same neighbourhood also was Hainault Forest, lately disafforested, where a fair was held for many centuries, under a remarkable tree, well known by the name of Fairlop Oak, which existed till recently, and was of prodigious size. A stag was annually turned out in the forest for the amusement of the public on Easter Monday. The town of Epping is singularly irregular in its appearance. It preserves the fame it has long enjoyed for its cream, butter, sausages, and pork. About a mile from Epping in the forest, is Queen Elizabeth's hunting lodge. DEVIL'S DITCH is an ancient Roman entrenchment, which runs in a straight line for several miles across Newmarket heath. NEWMARKET, situated partly in Cambridge and partly in Suffolk, derives its celebrity from horse-racing, for which it is the most famous place in the kingdom. The races are held seven times a-year. The first, called the Craven meeting, commences on Easter Monday, then follow two spring meetings, one in July, and three in October. Most of the houses in Newmarket are of modern construction, and many of them are very handsome. Charles II. built a seat here, afterwards burnt, but which frequently became the residence of royalty subsequent to his time. The town possesses two churches and several meetinghouses. Pop. 1851, 3356. At Swaffham St Cyriac, five miles from Newmarket, is a curiously constructed church, the lower part of which is square, the second storey has eight sides, and the upper storey sixteen. THETFORD was formerly a town of considerable size and importance, having had a Cluniac priory, a nunnery, a Dominican friary, and several smaller religious houses, all of which are now destroyed. Of the twenty churches which it once possessed, only three now remain,-St Peter's, commonly called the "black church," because built chiefly of flint-St Cuthbert's on the Norfolk side, and St Mary's on the Suffolk side of the river. Here are also several dissenting chapels and meeting-houses. Considerable remains of the Cluniac priory and of the nunnery still exist, and some relics of the other ancient religious structures. There is an ancient grammar-school; and, near the town, a chalybeate spring, with a handsome pump-room, reading-room, and baths, erected in 1819. Thetford was the occasional residence of Henry I., Henry II., Elizabeth, and James I. Tom Paine was a native of this place. It carries on a small trade in corn and coals. Two M.P. Pop. 1851, 4075. WYMONDHAM or WYNDHAM is a town of considerable extent, and has been much improved of late years. A priory of black monks was established here before 1107 by William de Albini, chief butler to Henry I. The only part of the conventual buildings now remaining is a portion of the church, which is at present used as the parish church. NORWICH, the capital of Norfolk, is situated on the Wensum, and Eastern Counties Railway. It is a place of great antiquity, and was a flourishing town in the time of Edward the Confessor. The most interesting buildings in Norwich are the castle and the cathedral. The former is supposed to have been rebuilt by Roger Bigod, in the reign of William the conqueror, and comprehended an area of not less than twenty-three acres. The keep maintains its ancient form externally, but the inner part has been much altered, in order to adapt it to the purpose of a gaol, to which it has been long applied. The entrance tower, known as Bigod's tower, has lately been restored. The foundation of the cathedral was laid in 1094 by Herbert Losinga, the Bishop, in whose time the see was removed from Thetford to Norwich. The work was carried on by succeeding bishops. and the spire was not erected till 1361. The architecture is chiefly Nor man. The spire is 315 feet high, and the interior, 411 feet by 191 feet, is adorned with a fine font and numerous interesting monuments. On the north side of the cathedral is the bishop's palace, a large irregular edifice, built by different prelates. It, as well as the cathedral, suffered much from the mistaken zeal of the Puritans. Losigna laid the foundations of a Benedictine priory at the same time as those of the cathedral, but only a few traces of the former remain. Norwich contains thirty-six churches and numerous meeting-houses. Some of the churches are valuable specimens of ancient architecture. The most conspicuous is that of St Peter's, Mancroft, a large and handsome edifice, in which is a tablet to the memory of Sir Thomas Browne, the author of the "Religio Medici." The other objects most worthy of notice are, St Julian's Church, exhibiting some fine specimens of Saxon architecture; St Lawrence, with a square tower 112 feet high; St Andrew's Hall, formerly the nave of the church belonging to the Black Friars, now the common hall of the city, adorned with paintings and other ornaments, and used for the musical festivals held here; Erpingham's gate, an elegant specimen of ancient architecture, facing the west end of the cathedral; the free and numerous other schools, the shire hall in the castle ditch, the new city gaol, the infirmary, numerous banks, theatres, barracks, a public library, the museum of natural history and antiquities, &c. The charitable institutions and charities, such as hospitals and alms-houses, are very numerous. The most important trade of the town consists of the manufacture of silk, worsted, and cotton into shawls, crapes, bombazines, damasks, camlets, and imitations of the Irish and French stuffs. There is also a considerable manufacture of shoes. Dr Caius, one of the founders of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Dr Samuel Clarke, Harmer the biblical critic, Beloe the translator, and Archbishop Parker, were natives of Norwich. Two M.P. Pop. 1851, 68,195. About 4 miles from Norwich is Costessy Hall, the fine seat of Jerningham, Lord Stafford. The house is partly ancient, partly modern. Contiguous to the house is a handsome Gothic chapel. Twelve miles from Norwich is WORSTEAD, formerly the seat of a considerable manufacture, introduced by the Flemings, of woollen twists and stuffs, called from it "worsted goods;" but this manufacture was, in the reigns of Richard II. 2nd Henry IV., removed to Norwich. The church is a fine building, with a beautiful tower, and contains a font of peculiar richness, and a curious wooden Ecreen. |