CHAPTER PAGE I. ON ROADS AND FOOTPATHS 1 II. HISTORY, MYTH, TRADITION, CONJECTURE, AND INVENTION 32 III. FIRST DAY--THETFORD TO NEWMARKET, BY LACKFORD AND KENTFORD 85 IV. SECOND DAY--NEWMARKET TO ODSEY, BY ICKLETON AND ROYSTON 104 V. THIRD DAY--ODSEY TO EDLESBOROUGH, BY BALDOCK, LETCHWORTH, ICKLEFORD, LEAGRAVE, AND DUNSTABLE 122 VI. FOURTH DAY--EDLESBOROUGH TO STREATLEY, ON THE UPPER ICKNIELD WAY, BY WENDOVER, KIMBLE, WHITELEAF, GYPSIES’ CORNER, IPSDEN, AND CLEEVE 145 VII. FIFTH DAY--IVINGHOE TO WATLINGTON, ON THE LOWER ICKNIELD WAY, BY ASTON CLINTON, WESTON TURVILLE, CHINNOR, AND LEWKNOR 176 VIII. SIXTH DAY--WATLINGTON TO UPTON, BY EWELME, WALLINGFORD, LITTLE STOKE, THE PAPIST WAY, LOLLINGDON, ASTON, AND BLEWBURY 199 IX. SEVENTH DAY--STREATLEY TO SPARSHOLT, ON THE RIDGEWAY, BY SCUTCHAMER KNOB AND LETCOMBE CASTLE 229 X. EIGHTH DAY--SPARSHOLT TO TOTTERDOWN, “BETWEEN THE DESTINIES” ON THE RIDGEWAY, BY WHITE HORSE HILL AND WAYLAND’S SMITHY 255 XI. NINTH DAY--STREATLEY TO EAST HENDRED, BY UPTON AND HAGBOURNE HILL FARM 270 XII. TENTH DAY--EAST HENDRED TO WANBOROUGH, BY LOCKINGE PARK, WANTAGE, ASHBURY, AND BISHOPSTONE 284 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS