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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.Mogg, Edward S.

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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.

Name: Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.
Author: Mogg, Edward S.

Mogg, Edward S.

England -- Maps; Great Britain -- Maps; Roads -- Great Britain

46|Ospringe, Kent, 7. A parish containing 109 houses, and 645
     |inhabitants. This was a Roman military station, and here King
     |Henry the Third founded an hospital called _Maison de Dieu_, some
     |slight remains of which are to be seen on the north side of the
     |street.
     |
   67|Otterbourn, Hants, 78. A township containing 70 houses, and 440
     |inhabitants.
     |
  118|Over Compton, Dorset, 141.
     |
     |Over Street, Wilts, 208.
     |
   53|Overton, Hants, 100. A parish containing 228 houses, and 1130
     |inhabitants. This was anciently a borough and market town, and
     |sent two members to parliament, but through neglect lost its
     |charter.
     |
     |An excellent trout stream rises in the parish of Ash, and flows
     |with such a current by this village, as to drive several mills;
     |one of them, a silk mill, is a very curious piece of machinery, in
     |the form of an oblong square; the rest are corn mills.
     |
     |The church is a neat building, standing on an eminence about a
     |quarter of a mile from the centre of the village.
     |
   78|Overton, Wilts, 183. A hamlet containing 33 houses, and 180
     |inhabitants.
     |
   77|Ower, Hants, 86.
     |
     |
     |P.
     |
   47|Padworth Mills, Berks, 179.
     |
  223|Palmer’s Bridge, Cornwall, 153.
     |
     |Palsgrove, Hants, 223.
     |
   49|Pangdean, Sussex, 51.
     |
   38|Park Wood, Surrey, 33.
     |
   36|Pastep Green, Kent, 19.
     |
   50|Patcham, Sussex, 51. A parish containing 30 houses, and 286
     |inhabitants.
     |
     |Patching Pond, Sussex, 218.
     |
   31|Pease Marsh, Surrey, 27.
     |
  137|Pedwell, High, Somerset, 191.
     |
  274|Pelyn, Cornwall, 126.
     |
   35|Pembury Green, Kent, 19.
     |
   33|Pembury Wood, Kent, 19.
     |
  241|Pendean, Cornwall, 156.
     |
  280|Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, 130. This is one of the largest
     |castles in the kingdom, standing on a high rock in the peninsula
     |of Pendennis, at the mouth of Falmouth Haven. It was built by
     |Henry the Eighth, but considerably improved by Queen Elizabeth.
     |
  119|Pen Mill, Somerset, 141.
     |
  228|Penerel’s Cross, Cornwall, 154.
     |
  254|Penmount, Cornwall, 158.
     |
  238|Pennant, Cornwall, 125, 154.
     |
  142|Penn Cross, Dorset, 112.
     |
  130|Pennymoor Pitt, Dorset, 139.
     |
  277|=Penryn=, Cornwall, 130. A borough and market town, containing 362
     |houses, and 2713 inhabitants. It is situated on an eminence, at
     |the mouth of the river called the King’s Road, which runs into
     |Falmouth Harbour.
     |
     |Here is a market house, town hall, &c. and the town is extremely
     |well watered, having streams running through the streets; on which
     |there are four corn mills, and one paper mill.
     |
     |It was anciently surrounded by a wall, and defended by a strong
     |castle.
     |
     |Penryn has sent members to parliament ever since the 1st of Queen
     |Mary.

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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.Mogg, Edward S.

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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.

Mogg, Edward S.

England -- Maps; Great Britain -- Maps; Roads -- Great Britain

46|Ospringe, Kent, 7. A parish containing 109 houses, and 645
     |inhabitants. This was a Roman military station, and here King
     |Henry the Third founded an hospital called _Maison de Dieu_, some
     |slight remains of which are to be seen on the north side of the
     |street.
     |
   67|Otterbourn, Hants, 78. A township containing 70 houses, and 440
     |inhabitants.
     |
  118|Over Compton, Dorset, 141.
     |
     |Over Street, Wilts, 208.
     |
   53|Overton, Hants, 100. A parish containing 228 houses, and 1130
     |inhabitants. This was anciently a borough and market town, and
     |sent two members to parliament, but through neglect lost its
     |charter.
     |
     |An excellent trout stream rises in the parish of Ash, and flows
     |with such a current by this village, as to drive several mills;
     |one of them, a silk mill, is a very curious piece of machinery, in
     |the form of an oblong square; the rest are corn mills.
     |
     |The church is a neat building, standing on an eminence about a
     |quarter of a mile from the centre of the village.
     |
   78|Overton, Wilts, 183. A hamlet containing 33 houses, and 180
     |inhabitants.
     |
   77|Ower, Hants, 86.
     |
     |
     |P.
     |
   47|Padworth Mills, Berks, 179.
     |
  223|Palmer’s Bridge, Cornwall, 153.
     |
     |Palsgrove, Hants, 223.
     |
   49|Pangdean, Sussex, 51.
     |
   38|Park Wood, Surrey, 33.
     |
   36|Pastep Green, Kent, 19.
     |
   50|Patcham, Sussex, 51. A parish containing 30 houses, and 286
     |inhabitants.
     |
     |Patching Pond, Sussex, 218.
     |
   31|Pease Marsh, Surrey, 27.
     |
  137|Pedwell, High, Somerset, 191.
     |
  274|Pelyn, Cornwall, 126.
     |
   35|Pembury Green, Kent, 19.
     |
   33|Pembury Wood, Kent, 19.
     |
  241|Pendean, Cornwall, 156.
     |
  280|Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, 130. This is one of the largest
     |castles in the kingdom, standing on a high rock in the peninsula
     |of Pendennis, at the mouth of Falmouth Haven. It was built by
     |Henry the Eighth, but considerably improved by Queen Elizabeth.
     |
  119|Pen Mill, Somerset, 141.
     |
  228|Penerel’s Cross, Cornwall, 154.
     |
  254|Penmount, Cornwall, 158.
     |
  238|Pennant, Cornwall, 125, 154.
     |
  142|Penn Cross, Dorset, 112.
     |
  130|Pennymoor Pitt, Dorset, 139.
     |
  277|=Penryn=, Cornwall, 130. A borough and market town, containing 362
     |houses, and 2713 inhabitants. It is situated on an eminence, at
     |the mouth of the river called the King’s Road, which runs into
     |Falmouth Harbour.
     |
     |Here is a market house, town hall, &c. and the town is extremely
     |well watered, having streams running through the streets; on which
     |there are four corn mills, and one paper mill.
     |
     |It was anciently surrounded by a wall, and defended by a strong
     |castle.
     |
     |Penryn has sent members to parliament ever since the 1st of Queen
     |Mary.

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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.

Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.

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