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
=Englefield House=, 178, the seat of Richard Benyon, Esq. This
magnificent mansion is situated on the declivity of a verdant hill,
sheltering it from the north, and sloping gently thence to a beautiful
sheet of water, tastefully arranged in a serpentine form, and ornamented
with several woody islands, in which are abundance of wild fowl; the
banks of the lake are also rendered most interestingly picturesque by a
variety of woody scenery. Beyond this, to the south, a beautiful valley,
bounded with swelling hills, delightfully opens to the view, in which
the eye with pleasure wanders over the charming variety of woods,
interspersed with elegant seats, villages, and cultivated grounds.
Enys, ---- Esq. 130.
Errington, ---- Esq. 101. (_see Red Rice_)
=Escott House=, 115, the seat of Sir John Kennaway, Bart. This is a
brick building with stone ornaments, commodious and agreeably situated,
and containing some good paintings. The grounds surrounding the mansion
(about 500 acres) are judiciously laid out, extremely fertile, and
enriched with some very fine timber.
=Esher Place=, 25, the seat of John Spicer, Esq. This is a handsome
modern mansion, situated on an elevated spot, in a spacious park, of
which the house commands many beautiful views, and also of the
surrounding country.
Estcourt, ---- Esq. 199. (_see New Park_)
Etheridge, ---- Esq. 185.
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=Fair Place=, 217.
Falmouth, Lord, 179. (_see Woolhampton House_)
=Farnborough Place=, 80.
=Farnham Castle=, 81, the seat of the Bishop of Winchester. The castle
is situated on a hill; its shape is quadrangular, built on the site and
with part of the materials which composed the ancient castle, destroyed
by order of parliament, in the year 1648. It contains a fine library,
and some good paintings. The park is of considerable extent, and
extremely pleasant.
=Felbridge Park=, 56.
Fermanagh, Lady, 2. (_see May Place_)
=Fifehead House=, 139.
Fitzhugh, ---- Esq. 220. (_see Bannisters Lodge_)
Fleming, Col. 212. (_see South Stoneham House_)
Fleming, Mrs. 79, 211. (_see North Stoneham Park_)
=Flower House=, 55.
Flower, Miss, 16.
=Fonthill Abbey=, 163, the seat of William Beckford, Esq. This
magnificent mansion, justly considered unique, whether viewed
collectively or in its subdivisions, must, in either case excite
astonishment and awaken the most delightful sensations. The house,
plantations, extent and variety of this beautiful and diversified spot,
individually claim our attention alike, and each merits a particular
description, which, to enter upon in a work of so limited a nature as
the present, is impossible; we therefore confine ourselves to sketching
a few of the most prominent beauties of this justly celebrated and truly
magnificent seat.
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