Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
History
Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
After this the Stoure runneth on to Stoureton minster, Fitleford,
Hammond, and soone after taking in one water that commeth from
Hargraue by west Orchard, and a second from Funtmill, it goeth on to
Chele, Ankeford, Handford, Durweston, Knighton, Brainston, Blandford,
Charleton: and crossing yer long a rill that riseth about Tarrent, and
goeth to Launston, Munketon, Caunston, Tarrant, it proceedeth foorth
by Shepwijc, and by and by receiuing another brooke on the right hand,
that riseth about Strictland, and goeth by Quarleston, Whitchurch,
Anderston, and Winterburne, it hasteth forward to Stoureminster,
Berford lake, Alen bridge, Winburne, aliàs Twinburne minster, whither
commeth a water called Alen (from Knolton, Wikehampton, Estambridge,
Hinton, Barnsleie) which hath two heads, whereof one riseth short of
Woodcotes, and east of Farneham, named Terig, the other at Munketon
aboue S. Giles Winburne, and going thence to S. Giles Ashleie, it
taketh in the Horton becke, as the Horton dooth the Cranburne.
Finallie, meeting with the Terig aboue Knolton, they run on vnder the
[Sidenote: This Stoure aboundeth with pike, perch, roch,
dace, gudgeon and éeles.]
name of Alen to the Stoure, which goeth to the Canfords, Preston,
Kingston, Perleie, and Yolnest: but yer it come at Yolnest it taketh
in two brookes in one bottome, whereof one commeth from Woodland parke
by Holt parke, and Holt, another from aboue vpper Winburne, by
Edmondesham, Vertwood, and Mannington, and ioining about S. Leonards,
they go to Hornebridge, and so into Stoure. After which confluence,
the said Stoure runneth by Iuor bridge, and so into Auon, leauing
Christs church aboue the méeting of the said waters (as I haue said
before.)
[Sidenote: Burne.]
Hauing in this maner passed Christes church head we come to the fall
of the Burne, which is a little brooke running from Stourefield heath,
without branches; from whence we proceeded: & the next fall that we
[Sidenote: Poole.]
come vnto is Poole, from whose mouth vpon the shore, by southwest in a
baie of thrée miles off, is a poore fisher towne called Sandwich,
where we saw a péere and a little fresh brooke. The verie vtter part
of saint Adelmes point, is fiue miles from Sandwich. In another baie
lieth west Lilleworth, where (as I heare) is some profitable
harborough for ships. The towne of Poole is from Winburne about foure
miles, and it standeth almost as an Ile in the hauen. The hauen it
selfe also, if a man should measure it by the circuit, wanteth little
of twentie miles, as I did gesse by the view.
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