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
[Sidenote: Cocket.]
The Cocket is a goodlie riuer, the head also thereof is in the roots
of Kemblespeth hils, from whence it goeth to Whiteside, and there
[Sidenote: Vswaie.]
meeting with the Vswaie (which descendeth from the north) it goeth a
[Sidenote: Ridleie.]
little further to Linbridge, and there receiueth the Ridleie by
southwest, and after that with another, called (as I thinke) the Hoc,
which commeth from the Woodland and hillie soile by Allington, &
falleth into the same, west of Parke head. It ioineth also yer long
with the Ridland, which commeth in north by Bilstone, and then hieth
[Sidenote: Yardop.]
to Sharpton, to Harbotle, where it crosseth the Yardop water by south,
then to Woodhouse, and swallowing in a little becke by the waie from
southwest, to Bickerton, to Tossons, Newton, and running apace toward
Whitton towre, it taketh a brooke withall that commeth in northwest of
Alnham, néere Elihaw, and goeth by Skarnewood, ouer nether Trewhet,
Snitter, and Throxton, and soone after vniteth it selfe with the
[Sidenote: It may be Leland mistaketh Tickington
water for one of these.]
Cocket, from whence they go together to Rethburie, or Whitton towre,
to Halie, to Brinkehorne, Welden, taking withall soone after the Tod
or burne called Tod, which falleth in from by south, then to Elihaw,
Felton (receiuing thereabout the Fareslie brooke, that goeth by
Wintring by south east, and Sheldike water, that goeth by Hason, to
Brainsaugh by north) and from thence to Morricke, Warkworth castell,
and so into the sea.
There is furthermore a little fall, betwéene Hawkeslaw and Drurith,
which riseth about Stokes wood, goeth by east Cheuington, and
[Sidenote: Lune.]
Whittington castell, and afterward into the Ocean. The Lune is a
pretie brooke rising west of Espleie, from whence it goeth to
[Sidenote: Wansbecke.]
Tritlington, Vgham, Linton, and yer long in the sea. Wansbecke (in old
time Diua) is far greater than the Lune. It issueth vp west and by
north of west Whelpington, thence it runneth to Kirke Whelpington,
Wallington, Middleton, and Angerton. Heere it méeteth with a water
running from about Farnelaw by the grange, and Hartburne on the north,
and then going from Angerton, it runneth by Moseden to Mitforth, and
[Sidenote: Font.]
there in like maner crosseth the Font, which issuing out of the ground
about Newbiggin, goeth by Nonneie Kirke, Witton castell, Stanton,
Nunriding, Newton, and so into the Wansbecke, which runneth in like
maner from Mitford to Morpheth castell (within two miles whereof it
ebbeth and floweth) the new Chappell, Bottle castell, Shepwash, and so
into the sea, thrée miles from the next hauen which is called Blithe.
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