Chapter I: Part 1
Transcriber’s Notes
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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;
WITH
PART OF BUCKINGHAM AND MIDDLESEX.
_PLANNED ON A SCALE OF ONE INCH TO A MILE._
EXHIBITING AT ONE VIEW
THE SEATS OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY,
WHETHER SITUATED ON, OR CONTIGUOUS TO, THE ROAD.
The various Branches of Roads and Towns to which they lead.
TOGETHER WITH
THE ACTUAL DISTANCE OF THE SAME FROM THE MAIN ROAD, RIVERS, NAVIGABLE
CANALS, RAILWAYS, TURNPIKE GATES, &c. &c.
ACCOMPANIED BY
INDEXES,
_TOPOGRAPHIC AND DESCRIPTIVE_.
THE WHOLE
ENRICHED WITH A VARIETY OF VALUABLE AND ORIGINAL INFORMATION.
ARRANGED BY, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF,
EDWARD MOGG.
_LONDON:_
PUBLISHED BY EDWARD MOGG, No. 51, CHARING CROSS.
1817.
TO
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE PRINCE REGENT.
=Sir=,
Your Royal Highness having graciously condescended to extend your august patronage and protection to this work, I cannot present it to the public, without testifying how deeply sensible I am of this most gracious mark of your Royal Highness’s approbation.
I am perfectly aware that no merit of the performance can give it pretensions to so exalted a patronage; yet to whom can this publication with so much propriety be addressed, as to that illustrious and magnanimous Prince, who, by his wisdom and councils, during the most arduous contest in which any nation was ever engaged, preserved us in the quiet enjoyment of that land, and, under whose auspicious guidance and government, has been raised to the highest pinnacle of glory that country, the topography and picturesque beauties of which it is the principal design of the following pages to illustrate.
That your Royal Highness may long live to be the ornament of society, the delight and boast of a grateful and admiring nation, is the ardent wish of,
Sir,
Your Royal Highness’s
most grateful,
most dutiful,
and most devoted servant,
EDWARD MOGG.
ADVERTISEMENT.
In presenting to the Public the first part of this comprehensive work, embracing the southern division of the Kingdom, the Proprietor indulges a hope, that while conveying information, he will be found in some degree to have contributed to the amusement of the traveller.
The gratification derived from an excursion of pleasure does not always terminate with its performance, but is often produced by reflections which naturally arise on a subsequent review of past occurrences or remarkable objects; and which the peculiar construction of this work is eminently calculated to assist.
In contemplating a new Road, we feel enlivened by anticipation; in the recollection of an old one, we are led to reflections that equally interest; and a recurrence to these pages will immediately present to the reader’s imagination the identical spot, or well known inn, which from a variety of incidents that occur in the prosecution of a journey, whether the remembrance be attended with pleasure or accompanied by a feeling of regret, never fail to leave an indelible impression on the mind.
It has been justly remarked by an eminent Geographer[1], that the Rivers of England have never yet been delineated; the same observation may be applied with equal truth, though still greater regret, with respect to its Roads, which (on a large scale) yet remain to be illustrated; how far the present work is likely to succeed in supplying the latter deficiency, it will remain for the public to decide. It is an object the Proprietor has long had in contemplation, and has thence been brought to greater perfection from an attentive observation of circumstances peculiarly connected with the subject, both in regard to the alteration of old, and the formation of new Roads, which, by avoiding hills and shortening distance, will be found to afford such facilities to travelling as are alone to be experienced on this island: accurately to delineate improvements so extensive, and which will in vain be sought in any other publication, are the pages of this work devoted.
[1] Pinkerton.
To comment on the superiority of the method of delineation here adopted were superfluous at the present time, when the Proprietor’s pretensions may be decided by comparison with the performances of predecessors in a similar course, and when indeed he feels confident of having thus far accomplished an undertaking, which, whether as referring to originality or execution, is considerably more entitled to attention than any known production of its kind; combining means so ample and illustrative, the Traveller is in possession of information nearly equal to a bird’s-eye view of the country. The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry are faithfully described, the names of their several Proprietors have been carefully attended to, and the arrangement of the whole so constructed as to render the work at once clear and comprehensive. Simplicity, joined to a strict accuracy, has been his chief aim, and he is unconscious of having omitted any thing which could have contributed to render the whole complete.
TABLE OF ROUTES.
To simplify as much as possible, and to facilitate the understanding of this work, the following =Table of Routes= is given; describing the page at which the commencement of each Road will be found, and which, where the same is not continued in a regular succession, will conduct, by reference to the pages, the eye of the reader with the most perfect ease to every place of consequence contained in the work.
LONDON to DOVER,--_pages_ 1 _to_ 10.
LONDON to MARGATE,--_pages_ 1 _to_ 8, _to_ =Canterbury=; thence to
Margate, _pages_ 11 _and_ 12.
LONDON to RAMSGATE,--_pages_ 1 _to_ 8, _to_ =Canterbury=; thence to
=Monkton=, where the Road turns off, _pages_ 11 _and_ 12; thence to
=Ramsgate=, _page_ 13.
LONDON to HASTINGS,--_pages_ 15 _to_ 22.
LONDON to CANTERBURY,--_pages_ 1 _to_ 8.
LONDON to TUNBRIDGE WELLS,--_pages_ 15 _to_ 18, _to_ =Tunbridge=;
thence to =Tunbridge Wells=, _page_ 14.
LONDON to PORTSMOUTH,--_pages_ 23 _to_ 32.
LONDON to CHICHESTER, by =Midhurst=,--_pages_ 23 _to_ 27, _to_
=Milford=; thence to =Chichester=, _pages_ 33 _to_ 36.
LONDON to CHICHESTER, by =Petworth=,--_pages_ 23 _to_ 27, _to_
=Milford=; thence to =Chichester=, _pages_ 37 _to_ 40.
LONDON to BOGNOR, by =Chichester=, (_to_ =Chichester= _as
above_)--thence to =Bognor=, _page_ 41.
LONDON to BOGNOR, by =Eartham=,--_to_ =Milford=, _pages_ 23 _to_ 27;
thence to =Benges Wood=, where the Road divides, _pages_ 37 _to_ 40;
thence to =Bognor=, by =Eartham=, _page_ 42.
LONDON to ARUNDEL,--_pages_ 23 _to_ 27, _to_ =Milford=; thence to
=Petworth=, _pages_ 37 _to_ 38; thence to =Arundel=, _pages_ 43 _and_
44.
LONDON to BRIGHTON, through =Sutton= and =Ryegate=,--_pages_ 45 _to_
51.
LONDON to BRIGHTON, through =Croydon=,--_pages_ 52 _to_ 54, to
=Ryegate=; thence to =Brighton=, _pages_ 47 _to_ 51.
LONDON to BRIGHTON, by =Lewes=,--to _Purley House_, _pages_ 52 _and_
53; thence to =Brighton=, _pages_ 55 _to_ 60.
LONDON to WORTHING,--_to_ =Tooting=, _page_ 45; thence to =Worthing=,
_pages_ 61 _to_ 67.
LONDON to SOUTHAMPTON, by =Basingstoke=,--_pages_ 69 _to_ 79.
LONDON to SOUTHAMPTON, through =Farnham=,--to the _Golden Farmer_,
_pages_ 69 _to_ 72; thence to =Winchester=, _pages_ 80 _to_ 84; thence
to =Southampton=, _pages_ 78 _and_ 79.
LONDON to POOLE, through =Romsey=,--_pages_ 69 _to_ 77, to
=Winchester=; thence to =Poole=, _pages_ 85 _to_ 90.
LONDON to POOLE, by =Southampton=, (_to_ =Southampton= _as
above_)--thence to the 82nd _Milestone_, _page_ 91; thence to =Poole=,
_page_ 87 _to_ 90.
LONDON to LYMINGTON, (_to_ =Southampton= _as above_)--thence to
=Totton=, _page_ 91; thence to =Lymington=, _pages_ 92 _and_ 93.
LONDON to CHRISTCHURCH,--_to_ =Winchester=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 77; thence
to =Ringwood=, _pages_ 85 _to_ 88; thence to =Christchurch=, _page_
94.
LONDON to GOSPORT,--_pages_ 69 _to_ 72, to the _Golden Farmer_; thence
to =Alton=, _pages_ 80 _to_ 82; thence to =Gosport=, _pages_ 95 _to_
98.
LONDON to EXETER, through =Andover=, =Salisbury=, =Blandford=, and
=Dorchester=,--_to_ =Basingstoke=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 75; thence to
=Exeter=, _pages_ 99 _to_ 116.
LONDON to PLYMOUTH and FALMOUTH, (_to_ =Exeter= _as above_)--thence to
=Plymouth=, _pages_ 117 _to_ 122; thence to =Falmouth=, _pages_ 123
_to_ 130.
LONDON to EXETER, through =Stockbridge=, =Salisbury=, and
=Shaftesbury=,--_to_ =Basingstoke=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 75; thence to
=Axminster=, _pages_ 131 _to_ 144; thence to =Exeter=, _pages_ 113
_to_ 116.
LONDON to FALMOUTH, through =Launceston=, (_to_ =Exeter= _as
above_)--thence to =Truro=, _pages_ 147 _to_ 158; thence to
=Falmouth=, _pages_ 129 _and_ 130.
LONDON to EXETER, through =Andover=, commonly called the New
Road,--_to_ =Basingstoke=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 75; thence to =Andover=,
_pages_ 99 _to_ 101; thence to =Honiton=, _pages_ 159 _to_ 170; thence
to =Exeter=, _pages_ 114 _to_ 116.
LONDON to WEYMOUTH,--_to_ =Basingstoke=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 75; thence to
=Dorchester=, _pages_ 99 _to_ 109; thence to =Weymouth=, _page_ 171.
LONDON to BRUTON,--_to_ =Basingstoke=, _pages_ 69 _to_ 75; thence to
=Andover=, _pages_ 99 _to_ 101; thence to the 98th _Milestone_ on the
Exeter Road, _pages_ 159 _to_ 163; thence to =Bruton=, _pages_ 172
_and_ 173.
LONDON to BATH and EXETER, by =Calne= and =Chippenham=,--_to_
=Hounslow=, _pages_ 69 _and_ 70; thence to =Bath= and =Exeter=,
_pages_ 174 _to_ 197.
LONDON to BATH and BRISTOL, by =Devizes=,--_to_ =Hounslow=, _pages_ 69
_and_ 70; thence to _Beckhampton Inn_, _pages_ 174 _to_ 184; thence to
=Bath= and =Bristol=, _pages_ 198 _to_ 203.
BATH to BRIGHTON, through =Warminster=, =Salisbury=, and
=Romsey=,--_pages_ 204 _to_ 219.
BATH to BRIGHTON, through =Salisbury= and =Southampton=,--_pages_ 204
_to_ 211, to =Romsey=; thence through =Southampton= to =Cosham=,
_pages_ 220 _to_ 223; thence to =Brighton=, _pages_ 214 _to_ 219.
* * * * *
_For the finding of any Place not contained in this Table see =General Index= at the end._
_Published by E. Mogg June 1^{st}. 1814._
_=London to Dover=_
measured from London Bridge.]
_Published by E. Mogg June 1^{st}. 1814._
_=London to Dover=_
measured from London Bridge]
_Published by E. Mogg June 1^{st} 1814._
_=London to Dover=_
measured from London Bridge]
_Published by E. Mogg June 1^{st} 1814._
_=London to Dover=_
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Dover=_
measured from London Bridge]
{N.B. _For the continuation of the Road from_ Canterbury _to_ London _see Page 8_.}
_=London to Margate=_
measured from London Bridge]
{N.B. _For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Page 12_.}
London to Ramsgate
London to Tunbridge Wells
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Hastings=_
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Hastings=_
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Hastings=_
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Hastings=_
measured from London Bridge]
_=London to Portsmouth=_]
_=London to Portsmouth=_]
_=London to Portsmouth=_]
_=London to Portsmouth=_]
_=London to Portsmouth=_]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Page 27_.}
London to Chichester by Midhurst.]
London to Chichester by Midhurst.]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Page 27_.}
London to Chichester by Petworth.]
London to Chichester by Petworth.]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Page 40_.}
London to Bognor by Chichester and by Eartham.]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Page 38_.}
_=London to Arundel=_]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from Westminster Bridge]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from Westminster Bridge]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from Westminster Bridge]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from Westminster Bridge
measur’d from the Standard in Cornhill]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from the Standard in Cornhill]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 53_.
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from the Standard in Cornhill.]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from the Standard in Cornhill.]
_=London to Brighton=_
measured from the Standard in Cornhill.]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see Pa. 45_.
_=London to Worthing=_
measured from Westminster Bridge]
_=London to Worthing=_
measured from Westminster Bridge]
_=London to Worthing=_
measured from Westminster Bridge.]
_=London to Worthing=_
measured from Westminster Bridge.]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
{_For the continuation of this Road to London, see page 72_.}
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Southampton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see pa. 77. or 84._}
_=London to Poole=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Poole=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Poole=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see Pa. 79_.}
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see Pa. 91_.}
London to Poole, _contin^{d}._ Pa. 87.
London to Lymington.
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
London to Lymington.
{_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see Pa. 88_.}
Ringwood to Christchurch.
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see pa. 82_.
_=London to Gosport=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Gosport=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London, _see pa. 75_.
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Plymouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Plymouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Plymouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see pa. 75_.
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 116_.
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner.]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Falmouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 101_.
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
_=London to Weymouth=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 163_.
_=London to Bruton=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 70_.
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath and Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Exeter=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ London _see Pa. 184_.
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bath=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=London to Bristol=_
measured from Hyde Park Corner]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House, Bath.]
_For the continuation of this Road to_ Bath _see Pa. 211_.
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House Bath]
_=Bath to Brighton=_
measured from the Market House Bath]
INDEX
TO THE
COUNTRY SEATS.
_In this Index the Name of every Possessor of a Seat is referred to, as well as the Name of the Seat itself, together with a Description of the most remarkable._
A.
=Abbey, the=, 173.
Abbot, Right Hon. Charles, 57. (_see Kiddbrook_)
Ackland, Sir T. D. 196, 197. (_see Killerton Park_)
A’Court, Sir Wm. 206. (_see Heytesbury Park_)
A’Dair, ---- Esq. 194. (_see Heatherton Park_)
Adam, W. Esq. 52. (_see Mount Nod Farm_)
=Alderbury House=, 209.
=Amfield House=, 85.
Amherst, Lord, 17. (_see Montreal_)
=Amport Park=, 159.
Andrews, Sir Joseph, 180. (_see Shaw House_)
Angerstein, J. J. Esq. 1. (_see Woodlands_)
Anglesea, Marquis of, (_see Earl of Uxbridge_) 140. (_see Stalbridge Park_)
=Angmering Park=, 217.
=Anthony House=, 123, the seat of the Right Hon. R. P. Carew, Esq. M. P. is a modern building, desirably situated on the south side of the Lyhner river. It contains a collection of old portraits, and some paintings.
Arden, Lord, 47. (_see Nork House_)
Arundell, Lord, 138. (_see Wardour Castle_)
=Arundel Park=, 44, 217, the magnificent seat of the Duke of Norfolk. This castle stands on a hill, at the southern extremity of an extensive, well-wooded, and beautiful park. The original, which was very ancient (mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great), and greatly delapidated by the unsparing hand of time, has been recently repaired in the most costly and elegant manner, in the gothic style, at a vast expence, by the late Duke. This spot has the pre-eminent privilege of conferring the dignity of Earl, without creation, on whosoever possesses it; a privilege not enjoyed by any other place in the kingdom.
Arundel Castle stands on an elevated situation, its foundation being a steep circular knoll, formed partly by nature, and partly by art. From the castle, the Isle of Wight is visible. The country towards the sea is low and flat, and it is supposed that the sea once washed the walls of this edifice, anchors and other marine implements having been found near it. The park and views from thence comprise a great variety of picturesque and beautiful scenery.
To attempt a particular description of this truly magnificent mansion, in the circumscribed limits of this work, is impossible.
The exterior presents a singularly beautiful, imposing and majestic appearance, and the interior arrangements are contrived with every variety of taste, elegance, and propriety, many of the apartments being superbly furnished and decorated with valuable paintings.
=Ash Park=, 99.
=Ashdown Park=, 58.
=Ashland House=, 213.
=Ashtead Park=, 62, the seat of R. Howard, Esq. consists of about 140 acres, enclosed with a brick wall. The church stands in the park, and near it stood the old mansion, immediately contiguous to the site of which is erected the present elegant residence. The stables are very magnificent.
Austins, F. M. Esq. 18. (_see Kippington_)
=Avington Park=, 84, the seat of Earl Temple. The mansion is chiefly built of brick, and is situated in a well-planted valley, surrounded with high downs, forming a singular and pleasing contrast. Some of the apartments are elegantly fitted up, and enriched by a choice collection of paintings. The park is near three miles in circumference, well diversified, containing some fine old timber, and has a handsome ornamental piece of water before the house.
=Avisford House=, 217.
Aylesbury, Earl of, 182. (_see Savernake Lodge_)
B.
Bacon, ---- Esq. 180. (_see Benham Place_)
=Badworth Park=, 217.
=Bagshot Park=, 72. H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester. The house stands in the centre of a park, upwards of three miles in circumference.
=Bailbrook House=, 187, 201.
=Bake=, 124.
=Bambridge=, 78.
Bamfylde, G. Esq. 197. (_see Poltimore House_)
Banks, Sir Joseph, 70. (_see Spring Grove_)
=Bannister’s Lodge=, 220.
Barclay, G. Esq. 63. (_see Burfoot Lodge_)
Barfoot, ---- Esq. 97. (_see Midlington Place_)
Baring, Sir Thomas, 76. (_see Stratton Park_)
=Barnfield=, 88.
=Barton Court=, 181, the seat of C. Dundas, Esq. The house is a good brick building, with wings, pleasantly situated on a branch of the Kennet, and protected on the north side by rows of stately trees.
Barton, ---- Esq. 220. (_see Roundham House_)
=Basing Park=, 95.
Batchelor, Major, 185.
Batt, I. T. Esq. 209. (_see New Hall_)
=Battle Abbey=, 22, the seat of Sir Godfrey Webster, is situated on a gentle rise, with a delightful sweep before it of meadows and woods, bounded by woody hills, which form a valley, winding towards Hastings and the sea. The ruins of this once magnificent structure, bear ample testimony of the scale of the establishment, their circuit embracing nearly a mile. The remains occupy nearly three sides of a long square; the middle side is converted into a modern habitation. The grand entrance, facing the town, is a large square building, embattled at the top with a handsome octagon tower at each corner, composing a very rich and elegant piece of gothic architecture. The side of the square, opposite to the gateway, consists of two long low parallel walls; the remaining side forms the dwelling house. Some of these ruins are interesting; but the greater part have been destroyed or defaced by modern alterations.
Bazalgette, ---- Esq. 79.
=Bear Place=, 177, the seat of Sir M. Ximenes, is an elegant modern house, with wings, delightfully situated on an elevated spot, in a pleasant woodland country. A ridge of hills screen it on the north; a pleasing variety of inequalities, tufted with woods, compose its grounds, and the views towards the south and east are open and extensive.
=Beauport=, 22, the seat of Sir James Bland Burgess, Bart. so named by its late possessor, Gen. James Murray, after Beauport, near Quebec, in Canada, at the reduction of which he acted a distinguished part. It is a handsome modern edifice, built of stone, and, from its situation on an eminence, commands magnificent sea views: from hence, on a clear day, Boulogne and Calais are distinctly visible.
Bebb, ---- Esq. 180. (_see Donnington Grove_)
=Beckenham Place=, 16, the seat of John Cator, Esq. is a handsome building, commanding a beautiful, though not extensive prospect.
Beckford, William, Esq. 163. (_see Fonthill Abbey_)
=Bedhampton Place=, 214.
=Beechworth Castle=, 63, the seat of Henry Peters, Esq. The mansion is old, situated on the site of an ancient castle, of which it once formed a part, on the bank of the river Mole: great improvements have been made by the present occupier. The park contains some noble timber. The outer park is skirted with chesnut-trees, of a remarkably large growth; and the inner, in which the house is situated, has two fine avenues, one of elms, and another, 350 yards in length, composed of limes of an extraordinary size.
=Bell Vue=, 130.
=Belle Vue=, 79, 91, 221, the seat of Josiah Jackson, Esq. This delightful spot is situated near Southampton, on the west side of the river Itchen. The house, a beautiful modern edifice, commands a most exquisite prospect; the shrubberies and gardens are tastefully arranged, which, together with a spacious green-house and hot-houses, contain a great variety of choice plants.
=Belmont=, 96.
=Benham Place=, 180, the seat of ---- Bacon, Esq. The entrance to the park from the high road, has a handsome lodge on each side; a spacious road from thence through a wood leads to the open grounds, where a variety of pleasing views immediately present themselves. On the south, beyond the vale, through which, in meandering mazes, glides the limpid Kennet, a fine prospect of Hampsted Marshal Park presents itself. The grounds on this side are agreeably diversified in appearance, richly decorated with wood and water, which objects are most delightfully distributed over verdant meadows by the plaistic hand of nature, forming a most enchanting assemblage of sylvan beauties. On the west are high grounds, crowned with extensive woods, with the bold projecting tracts of the Wiltshire Downs in the distance. The view towards the east has also equal claims to attention; a large and well-cultivated district thence appearing in lovely contrast to the view. The mansion is regular, of the Ionic order, composed of free stone, having an elegant portico on the south front. It stands on a sloping bank, amidst a most charming grove of trees of various coloured foliage. A handsome sheet of water, partaking of all the crystal beauties of its parent stream, the Kennet, flows before the mansion, over which stands a bridge of three arches, built in the Chinese style. The grounds are judiciously ornamented with woods, and the whole presents a combination of simplicity and beauty.
Bently, T. Esq. 4. (_see the Hermitage_)
Benyon, R. Esq. 178. (_see Englefield House_)
Berkeley, Lady, 174. (_see Cranford Park_)
Besborough, Earl of, 24. In this house are some valuable antiquities, particularly the celebrated trunk of a Venus, from the collection of Baron Stosch; and a bust of Demosthenes, by Benvenuto Cellini; with some good pictures, among which are, the Interment of a Cardinal, by John ab Eyck, the first painter in oil colours; also portraits, by Rubens and Holbein.
=Bevis Mount=, 221, the seat of H. Hulton, Esq. derives its name from the celebrated Sir Bevois, the hero of Southampton. It was originally a vast pile of earth thrown up for defence, which is now laid out in pleasure grounds of the most tasteful description, the effect of which is greatly heightened by its situation, the tide, at high water, forming a beautiful bay at the foot of the eminence. This was once the residence of Southeby the poet.
Biddulph, John, Esq. 39. (_see Burton Park_)
=Bistern House=, 94.
=Bittern Grove=, 221.
=Black Brook=, 222.
=Blacklands=, 184, the seat of John Merrywether, Esq. This seat the present possessor has greatly improved: the grounds abound with wood, and display much picturesque scenery.
Blake, ---- Esq. 221. (_see Merry Oak Farm_)
Blagrave, ---- Esq. 178. The seat of this gentleman is a handsome regular structure, with wings, most advantageously situated in a pleasant and tastefully diversified park, agreeably embellished with gently rising lawns, and trees of various foliage, grouped, and otherwise most judiciously arranged, by which means the north front is rendered perfectly secure from the chilling blasts incidental to that quarter. It is famous for its fine venison.
Bland Burgess, Sir James, 22. (_see Beauport_)
Bland, ---- Esq. 62. (_see Randall House_)
Blandford, Marquis of. (_see Duke of Marlboro’_) 177. (_see White Knights and Sion Hill_)
=Blue Hayes=, 116.
=Bolderwood Lodge=, 87, H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, Lord Warden of the New Forest.
Bolton, Lord, 75. (_see Hackwood Park_)
Bolton, H. Esq. 62. (_see Givens Grove_)
Bonham, T. Esq. 30.
Boringdon, Lord, 122. (_see Boringdon Park and Saltram_)
=Boringdon Park=, 122. A deer park belonging to Lord Boringdon. Here are the remains of a mansion built in the fourteenth century, now occupied by a farmer. The park contains about 500 acres, including a great variety of fine scenery.
Borrodaile, ---- Esq. 52.
=Botley Grange=, 212.
=Bounds=, 14, the property of the Earl of Darnley. The demesne surrounds the park, and consists of about 1000 acres of well-wooded and picturesque land.
=Bower House=, 199.
=Bow Wood=, 185, the magnificent seat of the Marquis of Lansdown. The mansion house stands on elevated ground; it consists of three distinct parts, erected at different periods, consequently exhibiting different styles of architecture. The first part was built by John, Earl of Shelburne, grandfather to the present possessor, which, in style of architecture, resembles an Italian villa. The first marquis extended the building by adding a wing, 300 feet in extent, in imitation of a wing of Dioclesian’s palace at Spalatro; this forms the southern side of two quadrangular courts, which are surrounded by domestic offices. The third portion, to the north of the house, but connected with it, consists of a series of private apartments, which are appropriated to visitors. It is situated in an extensive and beautiful park, greatly diversified by nature, and enriched by skilful and judicious cultivation. The principal front faces the south, and commands the most beautiful and richly variegated prospects. It is ornamented with a large portico, supported by columns of the Doric order, with corresponding entablatures, whence a pediment arises, on which the family arms are sculptured in bold relief. The entrance hall, or vestibule, is paved with tesselated marble.
The apartments are fitted up in the most elegant style, and many are ornamented with valuable pictures and drawings.
The park and pleasure grounds of Bow-wood are very extensive, environed by plantations, arranged in the most tasteful and elegant varieties. A noble lake, which covers the space of about thirty acres, expands its pellucid waters in the front of the mansion, delightfully heightening the beauties of the surrounding scenery. This expanse of water is divided into two branches, one of which, after flowing a considerable distance under a fine hanging wood, is lost to the view by a circuitous course round a beautiful mass of plantation: the other recedes behind an elevated part of the lawn. At the northern extremity of the lake is a rock, through which the water issues in several broken streams, which, though artificial, have the wildness and picturesque effect of nature in the most uncultivated state. These united cascades fall in one sheet against some projecting stones of irregular shapes. In these rocks are also contained several subterraneous passages, whose dark openings, being in perfect unison with the noise of the waters and the seclusion of the spot, renders this a scene at once sublime, and beautifully awful. The rocks also contain a vast number of petrifactions. In the arrangements and distribution of ornaments in these grounds, nature has been suffered to revel unconfined, guided, but not fettered, by art, only sufficient to render her works, if possible, still more delightful. Here is a mausoleum consecrated to the memory of John, Earl of Shelburne. It is situated on an eminence, enveloped in a deep and silent grove, judiciously appropriated to the solemnity of the scene, and contains a monument of marble, with a suitable inscription.
Bradford, T. Esq. 58. (_see Ashdown Park_)
=Bramshill Park=, 74, the seat of Sir J. Cope. The mansion is situated on a bold eminence, in a spacious Park, and forms one of the most striking features in the county of Hants. It is reported to have been built as a palace for Prince Henry, son of James the First, but never completed according to the original design; the centre part alone being finished.
Bramstone, ---- Esq. 99. (_see Hall Place_)
Brant, ---- Esq. 23.
=Brianston=, 107, the seat of E. B. Portman, Esq. This elegant building, which has been recently erected on the site of the old mansion, is composed of free stone, covering an area of 112 feet by 100, with offices erected separate, but communicating with the house by an enclosed passage. The apartments are elegantly spacious, and fitted up in the most superb and chaste style. The grounds are laid out with great taste, assisted by nature. A beautiful wood-crowned cliff extends itself from the mansion to Blandford Bridge, in a semicircular direction, with the river Stour flowing in a line before it, through verdant meadows, which, together with the town of Blandford, advantageously seen, forms a charming view from the front of the mansion.
=Brickland House=, 221.
=Brickworth=, 209.
=Bridge House=, 49.
=Bridge Place=, 8.
Bridges, H. Esq. 219. (_see Buckingham House_)
Bridges, Mrs. 9. (_see Wooton Court_)
=Bridwell=, 195.
=Broadlands Park=, 86, 211, 220, the seat of Lord Viscount Palmerston. The house is a neat edifice of white brick, standing on the eastern side of the river Test, which flows through the park: it was nearly rebuilt by the late Lord Palmerston, a most eminent connoisseur of his time, who made a fine collection of paintings, which are preserved in this mansion.
=Brockenhurst House=, 93, the seat of John Moraunt, Esq. (once the residence of the philanthropic _Howard_), is a handsome modern building, situated in a spacious park, beautifully diversified with every variety of woodland scenery.
=Broom Park=, 9, the seat of Sir Henry Oxenden, Bart. The house is a respectable building, of the time of Charles the First; the present Baronet has expended considerable sums in extending and improving the grounds (which are paled in), though nature, especially in front and to the west, has afforded but barren materials to work upon.
=Brympton House=, 141.
=Buckingham House=, 219.
=Burfoot Lodge=, 63.
Burlton, W. Esq. 138. (_see Donhead Hall_)
Burnett, Sir Robert, 61.
Burrell, Sir C. 65. (_see Nep Castle_)
Burrell, W. Esq. 65. (_see West Grinsted Park_)
=Burton=, 94.
Burton, ---- Esq. 183. (_see Lockeridge House_)
=Burton House=, 94.
=Burton= (formerly _Bodectin_) =Park=, 39. During the lapse of three centuries was the seat of the very ancient and knightly family of Goring, the heir of which brought this estate to the Biddulphs’, of Biddulph, in Staffordshire, in marriage.
Burton Place is a mansion of great extent, having a singularly handsome front, one hundred and seventy-three feet in length. It is in the best style of architecture, by Battesla Leoni, who was much employed about the beginning of the last century. A venerable residence, built in the reign of Elizabeth, was partly destroyed by fire, and the present structure was begun by Sir W. Goring, in 1723. J. Biddulph, Esq. who succeeded to it, brought it to completion, externally, and within these few years, the apartments have been fitted up with judgment and taste. The saloon is a remarkably fine room, 46 feet by 30, and the present proprietor is John Biddulph, Esq. who has resided at Florence for many years past, but it is inhabited by his brother, Charles Biddulph, Esq.
The site is extremely beautiful, in a large park, picturesquely diversified, being intersected by a succession of small lakes falling into each other, which, as a very rare occurrence, are noticed in Doomsday book for the produce of fish, which is there valued. Carp is the chief stock, with tench and perch of extraordinary size. In 1789, out of one pond of 50 acres, were taken 2,824 fish of different kinds. Fronting the south aspect, the bold headlands, which divide the county, rise majestically. Duncton Hill and Lavington Down are immediately opposite, and are broken into knolls richly invested in groves of low wood. These acclivities are infinitely various and beautiful, and the whole scene is rendered interesting by the combination of the softest verdure, with broken cliffs, and an endless terrace of down, in the distance.
=Busbridge Park=, 27, the seat of Henry Hare Townsend, Esq. The mansion contains many first rate pictures, by Raphael, Teniers, Vandyck, Rembrandt, Vandervelt, and others; with a large collection of the best productions of Morland.
Byron, T. Esq. 53. (_see Hooley House_)
C.
=Camerton=, 188.
=Cams Hall=, 98, 222, the seat of Mrs. Delme, is a handsome modern building, pleasantly situated on the east side of Portsmouth Harbour, with a good park.
=Cannon House=, 36, the seat of Lord Selsey. The house is situated at the northern extremity of the park; the grounds are judiciously planted, and about 200 yards distant from the mansion, through the park, runs the little stream, called the Lavant.
=Carclew=, 130, the seat of Sir William Lemon, Bart. is pleasantly situated on a gentle eminence. The house is a neat modern building, of the Ionic order, faced with granite, having a regular portico. The centre and wings are connected by colonnades; it contains some good pictures, and is fitted up with much taste. Every advantage has been judiciously taken of the variety of surface, and the grounds are well laid out.
Carew, Rt. Hon. R. P. 123. (_see Anthony House_)
Carhampton, Earl of, 25. (_see Pains Hill_)
Carlyon, T. Esq. 127. (_see Tregrehan_)
=Castle Goring=, 218.
=Castle House=, 164.
=Castle Malwood Cottage=, 87, the seat of Col. Murray. The situation is high, and commands extensive views.
=Catchfrench=, 124.
Cator, J. Esq. 16. (_see Beckenham Place_)
=Caversham Park=, 177, the seat of Major Marsack. The mansion is stately and regular, situated on an eminence, that commands extensive views of Berks and the adjacent counties. The grounds are tastefully laid out, and the park includes every variety of appropriate embellishment.
Cazalet, P. Esq. 17. (_see Halstead_)
Chandler, Rev. Dr. 178. (_see Tilehurst Place_)
Channing, Major, 112. (_see Verst_)
=Charlcott House=, 205.
=Charlton House=, 1, the residence of Lady Spencer Wilson, is very pleasantly situated, and exhibits a good specimen of the style of building in vogue during the reign of James the First, though some considerable alterations were made in it by Sir William Ducie, about the year 1659. It forms an oblong square, with projections at the ends of each front, crowned by turrets, and an open ballustrade which surrounds the summit of the whole. The centre also projects, and the entrance is ornamented by Corinthian columns; the bases displaying sculptures of lions’ heads. In the window above are the arms and alliance of Sir William Ducie. The saloon is richly ornamented; the ceiling is still in the original state, as finished by Sir Adam Newton, and exhibits the royal arms, and ostrich feathers: the chimney piece is of the same age, and has on one side the figure of Vulcan, in alabaster, and on the other that of Venus. In a room adjoining to the saloon is a chimney piece, with a slab of black marble, so finely polished, that Lord Down is said to have seen in it a robbery committed on Blackheath, and sent out his servants, who apprehended the thieves. The gallery on the north side of the house was also fitted up by Sir A. Newton, and measures seventy-six feet by sixteen feet. In the windows is some painted glass of the arms of the Ducies, and their alliances. In this gallery are portraits of Henry, Prince of Wales, and Thomas Wilson, LL. D. secretary of state to Queen Elizabeth; and also a large and valuable collection of natural history, made by Lady Wilson, consisting of insects, minerals, extraneous fossils, and other subjects: among the fossils are a great variety of those found in the parish. The park and pleasure grounds comprise about seventy acres, and include some beautiful scenery. Before the court-yard is a row of aged cypress trees.
=Charlton Park=, 9, a small seat belonging to Robert Foot, Esq. The house is surrounded by fine trees, and the grounds are noted for uncommon verdure, even in time of drought.
=Chart Park=, 63, the seat of Sir C. H. Talbot. The house is a plain white building, which commands pleasant and extensive views to the south, and through the adjacent grounds into a beautiful park, which, though not extensive, is planted with great taste.
Chase, R. Esq. 59. (_see Horstead Place_)
=Chatley House=, 205.
=Chawton Park=, 82, 95.
=Chevening=, 17, the seat of Earl Stanhope. The house is a handsome modern structure, fronted with stucco. This manor was purchased of the daughters of Lord Dacre, after having been in the several possessions of De Chevening, Isley, and Leonard, by the great Earl Stanhope, ancestor to the present owner. The grounds have been much improved by the late Earl, who was well known both as a politician and mechanical genius, particularly celebrated for his improvement of the printing press.
Chichester, Earl of, 60. (_see Stanmer Park_)
Chichester, ---- Esq. 188. (_see Camerton_)
=Chilton Lodge=, 181, the seat of ---- Pearce, Esq. This is an elegant mansion, boldly and conspicuously situated in a spacious park, adorned with woods, laid out in the most judicious and tasteful manner. The house and grounds command many beautiful views.
=Chilworth House=, 211.
=Chipstead Place=, 17, the property and residence of George Polhill, Esq. whose ancestor, David Polhill, Esq. purchased it in the year 1658.
=Chissel House=, 221.
=Claremont Park=, 25, the seat of H. R. H. the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and H. S. H. the Prince of Saxe-Cobourg. The mansion was erected by Lord Clive, the conqueror of India, at an expense of £100,000. It forms an oblong square of 132 feet by 102. In the principal front a flight of steps leads to the grand entrance, under a pediment supported by Corinthian columns. The apartments are spacious and elegant, and the situation well chosen, commanding various views of the water and plantations in the park, which are extremely beautiful.
Clark, Capt. 62. (_see Elm Bank_)
Clark, R. H. Esq. 195. (_see Bridwell_)
Clark, R. Esq. 179. (_see Padworth House_)
Clifford, Lord, 118. (_see Ugbrook House_)
Clutton, W. Esq. 48. (_see Hartswood_)
=Cobham Hall=, 4, the seat of Earl Darnley. This mansion, though not externally grand, retains sufficient remains of its ancient baronial splendour to excite considerable interest: it is built in the form of a half H; the extremities of the side wings are terminated by octagonal towers, and, with the centre, and a sunk wall in the front, encloses a quadrangular lawn, ornamented by statues, vases, &c. The centre of the building was planned by Inigo Jones, and was new cased with brick, and sashed, by the late Earl Darnley; so that its appearance is not uniform with the wings, which formed part of the residence of the Cobhams.
The furniture and decorations of the apartments in Cobham Hall are of the most costly and elegant nature, enriched by a variety of beautiful sculpture, and a fine collection of pictures.
The park, which includes 1800 acres, and is nearly seven miles in circumference, is beautifully diversified, and abundantly wooded. The oaks are particularly luxuriant, and many of them are very large and venerable. On the south side, leading from the house, is a noble avenue of lime trees, consisting of four rows, and extending to the length of upwards of 1000 yards. On an elevated site, towards the southern extremity of the park, is an extensive building, visible from the road, erected as a =MAUSOLEUM=, or =CHAPEL=, at an expense of £9000, under an injunction in the will of the late Earl, and designed for the sepulture of the family. The basement story, which is rusticated, contains a vault and sarcophagus, surrounded by recesses for interments. The floor over this was intended for a chapel, and is crowned by a dome, supported by eight Corinthian columns. The exterior part of this story has four wings, with duplicated columns, sustaining sarcophaguses, and is terminated by a pyramid.
=Cogley House=, 173.
=Cold Harbour=, 213.
=Coldrinick=, 124.
=Coley Park=, 178.
=Combe House=, 24.
=Combe Park=, 123.
=Compton House=, 137, the seat of John Hungerford Penruddock, Esq. The mansion is commodious, and is advantageously situated in a part of the country extremely luxuriant. It was the residence of the celebrated Col. Penruddock, who lost his life in an unsuccessful attempt to restore Charles the Second to the throne.
=Compton Park=, 184, the seat of Mrs. Heneage. This mansion is situated on lofty ground, and is visible at the distance of thirty miles. It is composed of stone and bricks, and contains some good rooms, in which are many valuable pictures. It stands in a pleasant park, ornamented with water, and fine plantations of wood.
Conolly, ---- Esq. 204. (_see Midford Castle_)
Cook, ---- Esq. 29. (_see Milland House_)
Cook, ---- Esq. 114. (_see Sion House_)
Cope, Sir J. 74. (_see Bramshill Park_)
Copland, A. Esq. 69. The residence of this gentleman is surrounded by extensive and ornamental gardens and pleasure grounds; in the latter are a beautiful grotto, and a sheet of water. The house is neat, in the villa style.
Copley, Sir Jos. 124. (_see Bake_)
=Corsham Park=, 186, the seat of P. Methuen, Esq. The original building was erected in the year 1582, but it has subsequently been much enlarged and improved, and is now a most magnificent mansion, in the gothic style; it is situated in an extensive park, in the ornament and arrangement of which, nature and art are happily combined. But the greatest attraction to this charming spot is an extensive and valuable collection of pictures, by the most celebrated masters.
Corsham House is open for public inspection two days in the week; the apartments shown are, first, the grand hall, which is fitted up in the old baronial style; it is 110 feet in length, 25 feet broad, and 25 feet high: the state dressing room, the state bed chamber, the cabinet room, the picture gallery, the music room, the saloon, and the dining room. These apartments are fitted up with great elegance, superbly furnished, and adorned with the whole of the principal pictures in the Methuen collection.
=Coryton House=, 113.
Coventry, Earl of, 52.
=Cowdry Park=, 34. In this extensive and beautiful park are situated the picturesque ruins of Cowdry House, once the magnificent seat of the noble family of Montague. These ruins are situated in a valley, near the banks of the Arun, between two hills crowned with woods, the present state of which bear evident testimony of the former magnificence and splendour of this justly celebrated mansion. It was richly decorated with paintings, and contained a choice collection of books, which, together with the house, and the whole of its valuable furniture, was destroyed by fire, on the night of the 24th of September, 1793. Its present possessor, Pointz Cowdry, Esq. has erected a new brick house in the park, about a mile from the ruins, in which he resides.
Cowdry, Pointz, Esq. 34. (_see Cowdry Park_)
Cox, B. Esq. 160. (_see Old Warren Cottage_)
Cox, R. Esq. 159.
=Cranbury House=, 78, the seat of Lady Holland, is an extensive mansion, commanding some good views of the surrounding country, in which the river Itchin, the Southampton water, and the Isle of Wight, are prominent and interesting features. The home scenery is very fine, and the grounds are enriched by plantations.
=Cranford Park=, 174, the seat of Lady Berkley. The park is a perfect flat, but abounding with wood, and well watered by the Crane. The house, an ancient building, is situated in an angle of the park near the church: though it commands no variety of prospects, yet, from the distribution of the woods and other embellishments, it may be deemed a pleasant retirement. Cranford is celebrated for game, particularly pheasants.
Crawford, ---- Esq. 51.
=Crockerhill House=, 216.
Crook, ---- Esq. 75, 131. (_see Kempshot Park_)
=Crowhurst Park=, 22, the seat of J. Pelham, Esq. This mansion is desirably situated in a pleasant park, and commands extensive views of the British Channel.
=Cuckfield Place=, 50, the seat of the Rev. Mr. Sergison. This mansion stands in a picturesque situation, surrounded with a park. The approach is from the high road to Brighton, by a spacious gravel walk, bordered with noble trees, to the gate-house, which opens into a court leading to the principal entrance of the mansion.
=Cuffnells=, 92, the pleasant residence of G. Rose, Esq. This interesting spot, surrounded by the sylvan scenery of the New Forest, possesses many peculiar advantages: boldly irregular in surface, and strikingly embellished with stately forest trees, it presents many beautiful landscapes. The house is situated on a rising ground embosomed in wood, in the construction of which domestic comfort appears to have been particularly studied, though exterior elegance has not been altogether forgotten. The conservatory is filled with choice plants; and the library is supposed to contain the finest collection of books in the possession of any private gentleman in the kingdom. Here are also some good portraits.
Cummings, ---- Esq. 177. (_see Ruscombe House_)
Cunningham, Col. 99. (_see Maltshanger House_)
=Curbridge House=, 213.
Curtis, Sir Roger, 32. (_see Gatcomb_)
D.
=Danson Park=, 2, the seat of John Johnson, Esq. The mansion is a handsome fabric, standing on a commanding eminence, in a pleasant park. The original designs were given by Sir Robert Taylor, but were somewhat departed from in raising the superstructure: on the principal floor are three large and elegant apartments. The grounds were laid out by the celebrated Brown, who also formed a spacious sheet of water in the park, which exhibits some flourishing plantations. The wings of the house were subsequently pulled down, and a large pile of stabling and offices erected.
Darnley, Earl of, 4, 14. (_see Bounds, and Cobham Hall_)
Day, S. Esq. 204.
=Deepdeen=, 63, the seat of Thomas Hope, Esq. formerly the residence of the Hon. Charles Howard, who beautified and adorned the grounds with great taste.
=Deer Park=, 115.
Delme, Mrs. 98, 222. (_see Cams Hall_)
=Denbighs=, 63.
Dennison, W. J. Esq. 63. (_see Denbighs_)
=Den Place=, 65.
=Dewlish House=, 108.
Dickenson, ---- Esq. 186. (_see Pickwick Lodge_)
Dickins, ---- Esq. 62. (_see Vale Lodge_)
Digby, Earl, 140. (_see Sherborne Castle_)
Dillon, ---- Esq. 96. (_see Hall Place_)
Dinnothorne, ---- Esq. 128. (_see Pennance_)
=Ditton Park=, 175, the seat of Lord Montague. The house is ancient and venerable, surrounded by a moat of water: it stands pleasantly in a fine well-wooded park, and appears to have been built in the reign of James the First. Here is a gallery containing a collection of good pictures. The apartments are elegant and well furnished.
=Donhead Hall=, 138.
=Donnington Castle=, 180, the ruins of which only now remain, rearing their ivy-crested tops above the remains of the venerable oaks by which it was once surrounded. It was originally a place of considerable strength and importance, and is rendered famous for its bold defence against the parliament forces in 1644, under the command of the brave and loyal Col. Boys, in which siege it was greatly delapidated, having three of its towers entirely destroyed. It is likewise celebrated for having been the residence of the immortal Chaucer, the parent of English poetry. Immediately contiguous to the ruins is erected a plain modern house, now in the occupation of Col. Stead.
=Donnington Grove=, 180, the seat of ---- Bebb, Esq. The house is a handsome modern building, pleasantly situated on a sloping lawn, screened from the north by a ridge of woody hills, on which the ruined towers of Donnington Castle, o’ertopping its surrounding woods, forms a rich and beautiful back ground. The Lambourne river, which passes through the park in front of the house, has been judiciously enlarged, forming a spacious sheet of water about a mile in length, most tastefully serpentined; and interspersed with islands, which, together with its banks, are ornamented with groves and clumps of trees, affording protection to a vast assemblage of the feathered inhabitants of the lake, which also abounds with fish of various kinds. The grounds are well furnished with wood, and possess every attraction of luxuriant nature shining in all the radiance of tasteful cultivation.
Dorchester, Lady, 176.
Dott, ---- Esq. 221. (_see Bittern Grove_)
=Down House=, 101.
=Downland=, 29.
Dumaresq, ---- Esq. 95. (_see Pelham Place_)
Dundas, C. Esq. 181. (_see Barton Court_)
=Dunsboro’ House=, 26.
=Duporth=, 127.
Dyer, Mrs. 216. (_see Crockerhill House_)
E.
=Early Court=, 177.
East, Sir William, 176. (_see Hall Place_)
Edgell, Mrs. 205. (_see Standerwick Court_)
Edwards, Mrs. 205. (_see Charlcott House_)
Egremont, Earl of, 38. (_see Petworth Park_)
Ellis, ---- Esq. 179. (_see Midgham House_)
=Elm Bank=, 62.
=Elvetham=, 74, the seat of Gen. Gwynne. This was formerly a place of considerable extent and magnificence, and celebrated from a splendid entertainment given here by the Earl of Hertford to Queen Elizabeth, in the year 1591. The mansion, which had been considerably reduced, and greatly delapidated from neglect, has been lately repaired, and rendered an eligible residence. The park and grounds include an area of about two miles in circumference.
=Emley Park=, 210.
=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.
F.
=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_)
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