Worle.

In Banwell church are 113 some brasses, a stone pulpit, and an octagonal font. It is in the later English. 110 Banwell Court was built in 1584 by Bishop Godwyn, on the site of a monastery of the time of Alfred.

way.

At a little distance 1163 Yatton Clevedon Junc- 12

from the station is Charleton House.

tion Station.

Branch to Clevedon, 4 miles, a village on the shores of the Bristol Channel. The Church contains interesting mo

auments.

Breane.

Berrow.

Burnham, the scenery of which is much admired.

A mile from Bristol the Bristol and Exeter Railway branches off from the Great Western on the right.

Branch to Glaston-
bury and Wells. Wells
is 5 m. from Shepton 101

Mallet, to which place
there is a branch rail-
way, from the Wilts,
Somerset, and Wey-
mouth Railway.
Huntspill.
Pawlett

Pass through a tunnel, 100|
yards in length.

Nailsea Station.

The line, nearly as far as Bridgewater, lies along the shore of Bristol Channel, abounding in beauti ful and romantic scenery.

cr. the river Yeo.

Banwell Station.

Weston Super Mare
Station.

From

Bristol.

A branch, 1 m. on the right, runs off to the watering place of WestonSuper-Mare.

cr. river Brue, running from Glastonbury to the sea.

151

cr. the river Axe.

Highbridge, near Burn- 27

ham Station.

It

95 Bridgewater Station.
Bridgewater is situated]
on the river Parret.
was incorporated as a
borough by King John,
who built a castle here.
It has a good coasting
trade, and returns two
members to Parliament.

ON LEFT FROM BRIST.

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Bedminster.

Dundry, with its beacon, 700 feet above the level of the sea, and commanding one of the most extensive and beautiful prospects in the west of England.

Barrow Gurney.

Farley Castle.

Chelvey.

Brookley.

On the left lie the Mendip Hills, with the bone caves of Banwell, 181 and springs of Cheddar. Locking. Hutton.

Opposite Yatton staThe tion is Wrington. church is a fine old building. John Locke was born in a house which adjoins the churchyard. In the churchyard is the tomb of Hannah More.

Bleadon has remains of a Pictish camp, where coins have been found.

Lympsham.
East-Brent.
South-Brent.

Puriton.
Bawdrip.

The Duke of Monmouth was proclaimed King at Bridgewater, and lodged some time in the castle. He was defeated by the royal army on Sedgmoor, near Weston, 3 miles distant, wherel

From

Plym.

The church is a handsome
spacious structure, and the
spire the loftiest in the
county. Pop., 11,320.

cross river Parret.

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From

Bristol.

Approach the river Tone, and then ascend its valley to Taunton.

Taunton Station.
Taunton, a town of great
antiquity, and one of the
principal in Somersetshire.
There are some remains
of a castle, supposed to
have been erected about
700 A.D. One of its churches
is an edifice of great ele-
gance and splendour, and
has a beautifully carved
desk and pulpit. The in-
terior of the roof is very
curious. Pop. 14,667.
76 Wellington Station.
Wellington is a neat
town, and contains many
good houses. Through the
interjacent country runs
the Prætorian highway,
called Watling Street. The
inhabitants are chiefly
employed in working coal
and lime. (See p. 109).

Branch to Tiverton on the right 5 miles.

Tiverton is a town of con-
siderable antiquity, pleasant-
ly situated on the slope of a
hill. The principal buildings
are the castle, church, and
free granimar school. The
church is an interesting struc-i
ture, containing several cost-
The view
ly monuments.
from the church.yard is
strikingly picturesque. There
is an important lace manu-
factory in the town. Tiver- 674
ton returns two members to
Parliament Pop. 10.000,,
Collumpton is a market-
town of great antiquity. It 65

was a demesne of the Saxon
kings, and bequeathed by
Alfred the Great to his son
Ethelward. The church is a
large and venerable strue-
ture. consisting of three
ai-les. Near the font are
two curiously carved pieces
of oak. The tower is a beau-
iful building, 100 feet high.

About 4 miles from the station we enter Devonshire, and pass through the principal tunnel on the line, five-eighths of a mile in length. We then descend through a deep cutting into the valley of the river Culme.

Tiverton Junction

ON LEFT FROM BRISTOL.

442

Station.
Collumpton.

The principal trade is
the woollen inanufacture.
(See p. 109).

1000 were killed,
1500 taken prisoners.

Dunwear.

the The scenery of river Tone, which runs on the left of the railway for above 8 m., is very interesting, and in some places romantic. North Curry. Rushton.

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60

Taunton sends members to Parliament, and has a weekly market on Wednesday and Saturday. It the scene of many iniquitous executions in the time of James II. under the direction of Kirk and Jefferies.

was

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and

Bishop's Hull.

Bradford.

two

Burlescombe.
Uffculme.

Heatherton Park, W. Adair, Esq.

We now descend the Culme, famous for its trout and eels.

Welland.