The Exeter Road: the story of the west of England highwayHarper, Charles G. (Charles George)
History
The Exeter Road: the story of the west of England highway
Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
England -- Description and travel; England -- Social life and customs; Exeter Road
Blackwater (cross River Blackwater) 30¾
Hartford Bridge 35½
Hartley Row 36½
Hook 40
Water End (for Nately Scures) 41¾
Mapledurwell Hatch (cross River Loddon) 43
Basingstoke--
Market Place 45¾
Worting 47¾
Clerken Green, and Oakley--
Railway Station 49¾
Dean 51¼
Overton 53½
Laverstoke, and Freefolk 55½
Whitchurch--
Market House 56¾
Hurstbourne Priors 58½
Andover--
Market Place (cross River Anton) 63½
Little Ann 65½
Little (or Middle) Wallop (cross River Wallop) 70½
Lobcombe Corner 73¾
‘Winterslow Hut’ (cross River Bourne) 75
Salisbury--
Council House 81½
West Harnham (cross River Avon) 82¼
Coombe Bissett (cross a branch of the River Avon) 84¼
‘Woodyates Inn’ 91¼
‘Cashmoor Inn’ 96¼
Tarrant Hinton (cross River Tarrant) 99
Pimperne 101½
Blandford--
Market Place (cross River Stour) 103¾
Winterbourne Whitchurch (cross River Winterbourne) 108¾
Milborne St. Andrews (cross River Milborne) 111½
Piddletown (cross River Piddle) 115
Troy Town (cross River Frome) 116¼
Dorchester--
Town Hall 120
Winterbourne Abbas (cross River Winterbourne) 124½
‘Traveller’s Rest’ 131¼
Bridport--
Market House (cross River Brit) 134½
Chideock 137¼
Morecomblake 138¾
Charmouth (cross River Char) 141½
‘Hunter’s Lodge Inn’ 145
Axminster--
Market Place (cross River Axe) 147
(Cross River Yart)
Kilmington 148¾
Wilmington (cross River Coly) 153
Honiton 156½
Fenny Bridges (cross River Otter) 159½
Fairmile 161½
Rockbeare 166
Honiton Clyst (cross River Clyst) 168¼
Heavitree 171
Exeter 172¾
[Illustration: THE EXETER ROAD]
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