Dunmow, 8 miles from Little Waltham, is pleasantly situated on an eminence. The

33 church is old, and in the centre of the town is a cross, erected in 1578, and repaired in 1761. 2 miles to the east, at Little Dunmow, was a priory of Augustine canons, founded in 1104. The site of the buildings is now partly occupied by the manor-house. The well-known tenure of the

which the manor of Little Dunmow is held. In the vicinity is Easton Lo., (Viscount Maynard) which suffered severely from fire a few years ago.

To Dunmow, 8 miles.

About 2 miles from Halstead is Gosfield Hall, a seat of the late E. G. Barnard, Esq., presenting an interesting specimen of the old baronial hall. Here is a gallery called Queen Elizabeth's, 46 in commemoration of her

having twice visited this 491 place. There is also a

curious sculptured stone chimney-piece, repre524 senting the Battle of

SUDBURY was once a place 54 of much greater importance than at present. It has three handsome churches and a small siik manufactory. The Stour is navigable to this town. Sudbury returned one M.P. till 1844, when it was disfranchised. Pop. 1851,

6043.

Bosworth Field. Its park is extensive, and contains many fine old trees.

To Castle Hedingham, 5 miles.

Auberries.

1 mile distant, Bran

don Hall.

Borley.

St Edmund's Hill, and 41 beyond it Rougham Old Hall, P. Bennet, Esq.,and Rougham New Hall.

BURY ST EDMUNDS is an ancient town on the East Union Railway and the Larke, which, with the Ouse, is navigable 38 to Lynn. Its splendid Abbey of St Edmund was the second in the kingdom, but is now only a magnificent pile of ruins. The principal 342 buildings are the town hall, originally a church; St Mary's church, an an cient structure, adorned with an elegant roof and 31 a beautiful porch, and 26 containing the tomb of Mary Queen of France, and afterwards Duchess of Suffolk, daughter of Henry VII.; St James's church is early English. The church gate, as it is called, is considered a noble specimen of Saxon 21 architecture; the abbey gate, distinguished by a beautiful arch and nu-| merous sculptural embellishments; a theatre, Assembly Rooms, Mechanics' Institute, new

jail, &c. Here are also a 193 botanical garden, a free grammar school, and several meeting houses and charitable institu

3 miles distant, Langham Hall, Sir H. C. Blake, Bart., and near it Stowlangtoft Hall, H. Wilson, Esq. Stanton.

BOTESDALE derivesits name from a chapel here dedicated to St Botolph. It has a free school founded by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper to Queen Elizabeth.

Stuston. Half a mile farther join the road to Scole Inn from Ipswich, (p. 475.)

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80

85

911

ON LEFT FROM LOND.

About a mile from the entrance to Bury is Ickworth Park (Marquis of Bristol), a splendid building, erected by the celebrated Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry, and containing a fine collection of modern sculpture. The park is 11 miles in circumference. Barton IIall, Licut. Gen. Sir H. E. Bunbury, Bart.

3 m.N.W.is Hengrave Hall (Sir T. R. Gage, Bart.), a noble specimen of ancient architecture. Troston Hall, the seat of R. E. Loft, Esq.

Redgrave Hall, G. Wilson, Esq. once the seat of Chief Justice Holt. Thevillage church, which is situated in the park, contains some interesting monuments.

To Palgrave, 2 miles; thence to Diss, 1 mile.

Diss on the Waveney is a neat and prosperous town, the inhabitants of which are for the most part employed in the manufacture of hose and hempen cloth. The windows of the church are

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tions. Sir Nicholas Ba

con, Bishop Gardiner, Bishop Blomfield of Lon

eminent men, were patives of this town. 2M.P. Pop. 1851, 13,900.

101

diston. Stratton, St Mary.

1018

1023

cr. the river Yare.

NORWICH, (p. 465.)

manner, being disposed in pairs, five on each side of the nave, and a plain pilaster between every pair. Pop. 1851, 2419 (see also p. 473.)

Scole Inn was built about 190 years ago, by a Mr Peck, a merchant It was of Norwich. profusely decorated with carved work, and formerly possessed a curious sign representing the arms of the chief towns and families of the county (see also p. 473.) Costessey Park (Lord |1121 Stafford), 4m.

ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

From Norwich.

From

London.

ON LEFT FROM LOND.

Chelmsford, the county 822

town of Essex, and a railway station on the Chelmer. It has a new and spacious church, several meetinghouses, two gaols, a shire hall and corn exchange, assize court, and assemblyrooms, a house of correction, a free grainmar-school, theatre, race-course, &c. Pop. 1851, 6033.

Great Baddow, 4 m., and 5 m. distant is Danbury, the church of which stands on a Danish 82 camp, and contains the tombs of three crosslegged knights, curiously carved.

Danbury Palace, Bi

Crix.

Hatfield Priory.

Place, Lord Rayleigh. To Braintree, 7 miles. The Grove-Witham Place-Witham LodgeFaulkbourn Hall, Bullock, Esq.

shop of Rochester.

J. T. Tyrell, Bart.

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Springfield. Boreham Street.

301

331

2 m. distant, Terling

Riven Hall End.

391

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In the vicinity of 731 Witham, are the remains of a camp.

To Maldon, 5 miles.

Kelvedon.

(To Coggeshall, 3 miles.)

cr. the river Blackwater.

Gore Pits.

Stanway.

Lexden.

COLCHESTER, situated on the south bank of the river Colne. The town is famous for its oysters. 2 M.P. Pop. 1851, 19,443. Colchester is connected with all parts of the kingdom by railways.

1 mile distant, Riven Hall Place..

Felix Hall, T. S. Western, Esq.

Colchester is supposed to have been the Roman colony of Camelodunum. Here are the remains of a castle formerly of great strength, and of the town wall, the ruins of St John's Abbey, and St Botolph's priory, an an42 cient chapel, an arched vault used as a prison, 474 the moat hall, a neat theatre, 49 churches and chapels, schools, &c. Some of the churches are interesting on account of their architectural ornaments, and the monuments they contain. 10 miles from Colchester, on the right, is St Osyth, where are the remains of an Au

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numerous