CLXII. LONDON TO HULL, THROUGH CAMBRIDGE, ELY, PETERBOROUGH, AND BOSTON, BY RAILWAY, 2004 Miles. From Bishopsgate St., London, to 1999 Mile End St. Stepney. Bow Common. l cr. Regent's Canal. Branch to Blackwall 1981 Victoria Park and Railwar. Bow St. India Docks and North Western Railway Juncold bridge, of one arch or tion. bow. Between Bow and Stratford was an ancient | cr. river Lea, and bridge over the Lea, said enter Essex. to have been built by order of Matilda, queen of Henry I. Bromley. Victoria Park, an extensive space, recently purchased by government, and enclosed for the recreation of the inhabitants of the eastern parts of the metropolis. Hunsdon House 1 Eastwick. Burnt Mill St. 241 New Place; beyond Latton Priory. Gilston, once the pro Harlow, 1 mile (see p. 1744 perty of Ward, the 462.) HARLOW St. 267 anthor of "Tremaine." Hyde Hall, Earl of 1724 Sawbridgeworth St. 284 Cross river Stort, and re- priory. field Broad Cattle Hallingbury. distant, are the bury. Thorley. of a Benedictine Hallingbury. Hallingbury. ry. 10]}}pg}EX HD&PALA 1767 ON RIGHT PROM LOND. From From ON LEFT FROY LOND. 1681 BISHOP STORTFORD 327 Hadham. (see p. 463). Pop. 1851, 5280. Birchanger. Stanstead Mountfichet, Re-enter Esses. which has an old church, and the slight remains of 1651 Stanstead St. 353 Farnham. an ancient castle, built in the time of William I. Manewden, 2 miles. Standstead Hall, and beyond Easton Park, 1637 Elsenham St. 37} Viscount Maynard. Henham on the Hill. Ugley, 1 m. Widdington. 159 Debden Hall Quendon Hall. Newport St. 414 Shortgrove Hall. Wendens Ambo. Audley End, the noble 157 AUDLEY END $t. 431 seat of Lord Braybrooke, Great Chesterford is contains some good pic the site of a Roman sta. tures, and has an exten- Enter Cambridgeshire. tion:-at the adjacent sive aviary. village of Ickleton, exLittlebury. tensive Roman remains Little Chesterford. 1531 have been found. CHESTERFORD St. 471 To Linton, 5 miles, a Ickleton. small market town. Enter valley of river Cam or Granta, one of the feeders Hinston. Branch Railway to of which the line crosses se- Duxford. Newmarket, 18 miles. veral times. 1498 Whittlesford St. 51 Pampisford. Whittlesford Hall. Sawston. 1467 Great Shelford House. 541 Little Shelford. Stapleford. Trumpington; and beGog Magog Hills, yond, Grantchester. In Lord Godolphin. the distance, Madingley Cherry Hinton, 1. m. 1437 Cambridge Junction St. 574 Hall, Sir St. Vincent Branch to Newmarket, (see p. 433.) Cotton, Bart. Fen Ditton. Branch to St Ives and cr. river Cam, and Horningsea. Huntingdon, 191 miles continue along its valley. Chesterton. Milton Hall Cottenbam, 3} miles, Proceed through the dis- gave the title of Earl to the late Lord Chancellor trict of the Fens. Cottenham Barraway. cr. river Ouse. Stretham Thetford. Lynn Junction st. That part of Cam bridgeshire which lies Wood House. (See p. 456.) to the north of the Ouse 1254 Chittisham St. 75 is called the Isle of Ely, and has a separate jurisScr. Old and New diction. It forms a part Bedford rivers, of the great Fen district. two artificial channels, cut in order to give a better outfall to the waters of the Ouse, by avoiding its circutous lawrse ON RIGHT FROM LOND. | From Hull. From ON LEFT FRON LOND. MANEA St. S cr. old riv. Nen. Branch to Wisbeach, 1137) MARCH JUNCTION St. 873| Branch from St Ives 9 miles The great level of the March is a small market- "joins here, 184 miles. Fens, through which this town, with some trade in part of the line runs, is coals, timber, and corn. Pop this district has been commonly called the 1851, 4171. See also p. 469. maintained to the preBedford Level, from the 1 Eastrea St. 95 sent day. Notwithstandcircunstance of the 4th Jing, however, the past Earl of Bedford having | cr. Whittlesea expense which has been formed a company for Dyke. incurred, the work is its drainage in the time still imperfect. But of Charles I. The at Whittlesea St. 961 great improvement has tempt was renewed dur (see p. 458). taken place within the ing the reign of Charles last few years, and steen II., by whom a charter Akcr. King's Dyke. engines are now used for was granted (in 1664) to PETERBOROUGH. the purpose of raising an incorporated com the water into the nepany, under the control Thence to merous artificial cuts by and management of New Holland (HULL), which it is carried off to which the draining of as in p. 448. the sea CLXIII. HULL TO BRIDLINGTON AND SCARBOROUGH, BY RAILWAY, 531 Mies. ON RIGHT FROM HULL. From ON LEFT FROM HULL | From Hull. 491 From Hull to Newland. Leave Hull and Selby Hull Bank, 14 mile. Cottingham St. line. Cottingham Parks. Cottingham Castle. Beverley Parks. Risby Hall, 2 miles Woodmansey. 451 BEVERLEY (p. 422). 87 Molescroft. Hornsea, 12 miles Leckonfield. distant, a small town on Scorbrongh. the coast, on the west side of which is a lake Lockington St. 13 called Hornsea Mere, Dalton Hall, Lord Honearly440 acres in extent tham, 5 m. Watton Abbey, 377| Hutton Cranswick St. 161 Beswick. Watton; near it, Kilnwick Hall. Neswick Hall, 3 miles. Sunderlandwick Hal. 4 miles north of Drif-| 34 | GREAT DRIFFIELD 1911 field are some tumuli (p. 420). Sledmere Castle, Sir called the Danes' Graves. The line runs along the Tatton Sykes, Bart., 7) base of the York Wolds, on m. Pockthorpe Hall, 3 m Foston. Nafferton St. | 21+ Lowthorpe Hall. Great Kelk. Lowthorpe St. Ruston Parya. ON BIGHT FROM HULL. Prom From ON LEIT YBOM HULL. 341 28 Burton Agnes St. 251 Burton Agnes Hall, Sir Fraisthorpe. H. Boynton, Bart. Thornholm. 25 Carnaby St. 28; Haisthorpe. The Sea. Bessingby. 221 BRIDLINGTON (pp. 420 301 Boynton Hall , Sir G. Sewerby House. and 427). Marton Hall, Strickland, Bart. 31 m. R. Creyke, Esq. 207 Marton St. 337) Rudstone, 6 miles; and, Flamborough, 2 miles near it, Thorpe Hall, Lord Macdonald (see pp. 420 and 427). Across the peninsula 19 Bempton St. which terminates in The line here runs parallel Flamboro' Head is an to the coast, at a distance of ancient work called the about a mile. Danes' Dyke. 161 Speeton St. 373 Buckton. Burton Fleming, 3 m. Reighton. 12 Hunmanby St. 411 Filey Bay. Muston. 91 FILEY St. 72 Gristhorps St. 467 Flotmanby, 1 mile. Folkton, ij mile. Lebberston. 51 Cayton St. 48 Junction of line from York and Malton. Osgodhy, 1} mile. SCARBOROUGH Falsgrave, and in the Oliver's Mount, with (p. 423). distance, Hackness Hall tumuli. Sir J. V. B. Johnstone, 531 CLXIV. YORK TO SCARBOROUGH, BY RAILWAY, 424 Miles. From York Line to Market Clifton. Weighton, by Pocklington, 28 miles to West and East Huntington. Earswick. Haxby St. 5 Towthorpe. cr. river Foss. 351 Strensall St. 7 Lillings-Ambo. 323 Flaxton St. Thornton-le-Clay. Foston. Bossall, 11 m., and 30% Barton St. 12 beyond, Aldby Park, H. Darley, Esq. cr. Spittle Beck, Howsham Hall, (G. and follow course of river Crambe. Cholmley, Esq.) on the Derwent, along which the Derwent. railway winds for some miles, Westow. Kirkham Abbey. 27 Kirkham St. 1541 Whitwell. |