|Its principal manufacture is bed-ticking.
|
98|Mere Down, Wilts, 172.
|
219|Merrifield, Cornwall, 123.
|
187|Merrymeet, Devon, 149.
|
19|Merstham, Surrey, 54. This village contains 100 houses, and 481
|inhabitants.
|
7|Merton, Surrey, 61. This village is seated on the river Wandle,
|over which it has a bridge, remarkable for its arch, which is
|turned with tiles, instead of brick or stone, and it is the
|boundary of the three parishes of Mitcham, Wimbledon, and Merton.
|The parish contains 147 houses, and 813 inhabitants. The church is
|an old building of flint, and has been lately repaired and
|ornamented.
|
|Merton was once celebrated for an abbey, founded in the reign of
|Henry the First, in which abbey, at a parliament held in 1236, the
|famous “Provisions of Merton,” (the most ancient body of laws
|after _Magna Charta_), were enacted, and the Barons gave that
|celebrated answer to the clergy, _Nolumus leges Angliæ mutare_.
|
256|Mewan, St., Cornwall, 127. A parish containing 130 houses, and 780
|inhabitants.
|
|Michelgrove Woods, Sussex, 217.
|
20|Mickleham, Surrey, 62. A parish containing 53 houses, and 389
|inhabitants. It is pleasantly seated at the foot of Box Hill, and
|watered by the river Mole.
|
71|Middlecot, Hants, 160.
|
|Midford, Somerset, 204.
|
50|Midgham, Berks, 179. A village containing 43 houses, and 340
|inhabitants.
|
49|=Midhurst=, Sussex, 34. A borough, market town, and parish,
|containing 199 houses, and 1256 inhabitants, pleasantly seated on
|the banks of the river Arun, its name in Saxon signifying
|_Middlewood_. The town is in general well built, and is a borough
|by prescription; it has sent two members to parliament ever since
|the 4th of Edward the Third. The market is on Thursday.
|
59|Mid Lavant, Sussex, 36. A parish containing 182 houses, and 1073
|inhabitants.
|
59|Mid Lavant Common, Sussex, 36.
|
112|=Milborne Port=, Somerset, 140. A borough and parish, containing
|198 houses, and 953 inhabitants, pleasantly situated on a branch
|of the river Parret. The church is a good building, with a square
|tower, containing six bells, and a set of chimes. It is a borough
|by prescription, and returns two members to parliament.
|
112|Milbourne St. Andrews, Dorset, 108. A parish containing 44 houses,
|and 217 inhabitants.
|
113|Milbourne Wood, Dorset, 108.
|
180|Mile Stone Cross, Devon, 118.
|
136|Miles Cross, Dorset, 112.
|
35|Milford, Surrey, 27, 33, 37. (_Population included with
|Godalming_)
|
245|Milham, Cornwall, 126.
|
48|Milland Church, Sussex, 29.
|
48|Milland Common, Sussex, 29.
|
145|Millbrook, Devon, 144.
|
76|Millbrook, Hants, 91, 220. A parish containing 250 houses, and
|1304 inhabitants.
|
100|Mills Plat, Wilts, 186.
|
39|=Milton=, Kent, 6. A market town and parish, containing 321
|houses, and 1746 inhabitants, situated at the head of a creek that
|runs into the Swale, which separates the Isle of Sheppey from the
|main land. It is a place of great antiquity, being once the
|residence of the kings of Kent.
|
|The church is a neat building, situated at some distance from the
|town; and contains several curious monuments.
|
|The town is tolerably well built, and has a port for barges: it is
|particularly noted for the produce of delicious oysters, called
|_Milton oysters_. The market is on Saturday.
|
96|Minety, Wilts, 185.
|
68|Minster Mills, Kent, 13.
|
8|Mitcham, Surrey, 46. The little river Wandle winds through this
|parish, and is celebrated as a trout stream: on it are some snuff
|mills, spinning mills, and printed calico manufactories. A
|considerable quantity of medicinal plants are here propagated, and
|it has an extensive common.
|
|The chancel of the church contains a monument to the memory of Sir
|Ambrose Crowley, Alderman of London, who died in 1713, and is
|celebrated in No. 75 of The Tatler, under the name of Sir Humphrey
|Greenhat. In 1637 the church was destroyed by lightning, and ten
|bells in part melted. Mitcham contains 604 houses, and 3466
|inhabitants.
|
248|=Mitchell=, alias =St. Michael=, Cornwall, 157. A borough,
|containing 30 houses, and about 160 inhabitants. It was a place of
|note during the time of the Saxons, and was formerly called
|_Modishole_. It has sent two members to parliament ever since the
|6th of Edward the Sixth.
|
68|Mollin’s Cot, Hants, 159.
|
241|Molly Toms, Cornwall, 156.
|
180|Monkaton, Devon, 196.
|
147|Monkton, Devon, 170. A hamlet containing 18 houses, and 121
|inhabitants.
|
122|Monkton, Dorset, 171.
|
101|Monkton Down, Dorset, 107.
|
66|Monkton, Kent, 12, 13. A parish containing 59 houses, and 300
|inhabitants.
|
153|Monkton, Somerset, 193.
|
21|Montem, Bucks, 175. (_see Salt Hill_)
|
127|Moor, Somerset, 168.
|
152|Moorcot, Dorset, 114.
|
35|Moor Street, Kent, 5.
|
9|Morden, Surrey, 61. A parish containing 65 houses, and 512
|inhabitants.
|
6|Morden College, Kent, 1. (_see Blackheath_)
|
139|Morecamblake, Dorset, 112.
|
234|Mount Brandy, Cornwall, 125.
|
19|Mount Lee, Surrey, 71.
|
154|Mount Pleasant, Devon, 114.
|
68|Mount Pleasant, Kent, 13.
|
130|Mount Pleasant, Somerset, 190.
|
36|Mousall, Surrey, 27.
|
173|Mucksbere, Devon, 195.
|
38|Murrell Green, Hants, 74.
|
|
|N.
|
124|Nap Hill, Somerset, 189.
|
187|Narraway, Devon, 149.
|
91|Nash Hill, Wilts, 185.
|
63|Near, Berks, 181.
|
117|Nether Compton, Dorset, 141.
|
|Netley, Hants, 221. This village is only remarkable for the
|remains of its once beautiful abbey, which are situated on the
|gentle declivity of a hill, near Southampton Water. It was founded
|by Henry the Third, about 1239, for Cistertian monks. The
|venerable ruins of its church, and many of its apartments covered
|with ivy, are generally visited by every traveller who resorts for
|pleasure to Southampton.
|
80|Netley Marsh, Hants, 91.
|
56|=Newbury=, Berks, 180. A borough, market town, and parish,
|containing 1028 houses, and 4898 inhabitants. The town is situated
|in a valley on the banks of the Kennet: it has long been famed for
|its extensive woollen manufacture, and in the reign of Henry the
|Eighth, one John Winchcomb, better known by the name of Jack of
|Newbury, kept 100 looms in his own house. At the expedition to
|Flodden Field, he marched against the Scots with 100 of his men,
|all armed and clothed at his own expense. He was also a
|considerable benefactor to the building of its present handsome
|church. The streets here are very spacious, and well paved, with a
|convenient market place, in which is the Guildhall.
|
|Newbury was incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, and once sent members
|to parliament, but was released therefrom on the petition of Jack
|of Newbury.
|
|The town hall is ornamented with a beautiful picture of the
|Surrender of Calais, painted by Price, Here are also several
|charitable institutions. The market is on Thursday.
|
26|New Chapel Green, Surrey, 56.
|
140|Newhaven, Somerset, 169.
|
219|Newhay, Cornwall, 153.
|
37|Newington, Kent, 5. A parish containing 61 houses, and 429
|inhabitants.
|
1|Newington, Surrey, 23, 45. This village extends about a mile in
|length from Southwark to Kennington Common, towards which are many
|well-built houses, the residence of opulent merchants and
|tradesmen in the metropolis. It contains 2865 houses, and 14,847
|inhabitants. The church was rebuilt on a larger scale, but on the
|same inconvenient spot, by the side of the great road, in 1793. It
|has in its church-yard a remarkable tomb, raised over the body of
|William Allen, a young man killed by the firing of the soldiers at
|the time that John Wilkes was in the King’s Bench Prison. There
|are several singular inscriptions, and among the rest--_O earth,
|cover not thou my blood!_ which has excited general attention.
|
249|Newlyn Down, Cornwall, 157.
|
110|Newton, St. Loe, Somerset, 202. A parish containing 49 houses, and
|371 inhabitants.
|
|Newton, South, Wilts, 208. A parish containing 100 houses, and 541
|inhabitants.
|
216|Nicholas, St., Island, Devon, 122. This island is situated on the
|coast of Devonshire, in extent about three acres, lying before the
|mouth of Plymouth Harbour; it is strong both by art and nature,
|and on it is erected a battery, commanding the entrance to Hamoaze
|and Catwater, with barracks and apartments for a commanding
|officer.
|
125|Nine Stones, Dorset, 110. These stones are placed in a circular
|form, and are from three to seven feet in height, supposed to be
|the remains of a Druidical temple.
|
33|Nonsuch Green, Kent, 14.
|
80|Normanton Down, Wilts, 161.
|
|Norridge, Wilts, 206. (_Population included with Warminster_)
|
|Norridge Wood, Wilts, 206.
|
20|Northfleet, Kent, 3. A parish containing 291 houses, and 1910
|inhabitants. It is situated on a high chalk hill, commanding a
|very extensive view of the river Thames and the county of Essex.
|The church is an extensive building, and contains several
|monuments of the 14th century. On the north wall is a beautiful
|alabaster monument to the memory of Dr. Brown, eminent for his
|skill in natural history, and physician to Charles the Second.
|Vast quantities of lime are burnt here, and extraneous fossils
|have been dug up. In the flint (of which there are frequent
|strata,) complete cockle shells filled with chalk are found, many
|of which are of an extraordinary size.
|
120|Northover, Somerset, 167. A parish containing 12 houses, and 56
|inhabitants.
|
231|Norton, Cornwall, 155.
|
|Norton Bovant, Wilts, 206. A parish containing 48 houses, and 264
|inhabitants.
|
116|Norton Down, Somerset, 188.
|
|Norton, St. Philip, Somerset, 204. A parish containing 101 houses,
|and 557 inhabitants.
|
101|Norwood, Wilts, 164.
|
126|Nottington, Dorset, 171. This place is famous for its medicinal
|spring, which has been found extremely serviceable in cutaneous
|and scorbutic disorders. It has a strong sulphurous smell, though
|perfectly limpid, and greatly resembles the Moffatt water in
|Scotland.
|
94|Notton, Wilts, 185.
|
|Nutbourn, Sussex, 215.
|
38|Nutley, Sussex, 58. (_Population included with Maresfield_)
|
|Nutshalling Street, Hants, 220.
|
107|Nyland, Somerset, 139.
|
|
|O.
|
194|=Oakhampton=, Devon, 149. A borough, market town, and parish,
|containing 227 houses, and 1440 inhabitants. It is pleasantly
|situated in a valley near the source of the river Oak. The church
|stands on a hill, one mile from the town; and in the market place
|is an ancient chantry chapel. In the suburbs are the ruins of its
|ancient castle, dismantled by Henry the Eighth, on the attainder
|of Henry Courtney, Marquis of Exeter.
|
|It is a very ancient borough, and sends two members to parliament.
|The market is on Saturday.
|
67|Oak Hill, Wilts, 182.
|
114|Oborne, Dorset, 140. A parish containing 26 houses, and 132
|inhabitants.
|
20|Ockham Heath, Surrey, 25.
|
124|Odcomb, Somerset, 142. A parish containing 70 houses, and 428
|inhabitants.
|
108|Odd Down, Somerset, 187.
|
|Offington, Sussex, 218.
|
84|Oldbury Camp, or Bratton Castle, Wilts, 184. This ancient
|fortification is supposed to be of Roman origin, but there is
|little doubt of its being subsequently occupied by the Danes and
|Saxons. On two sides, where the acclivities of the hill are steep,
|it is but slightly fortified, but on the other sides it is
|defended by a double ditch and lofty valla.
|
|On the slope of the hill on which stands Oldbury Camp, is the
|figure of a white horse in a trotting attitude, measuring 100 feet
|from the hoof to the tip of the ear, and 100 feet from the nose to
|the tail; it is formed by removing the turf from the surface of
|the soil, which is chalk.
|
|This curious monument is asserted by Gough to be an undoubted
|memorial of the victory obtained by Alfred over the Danes, near
|Eddington, in the year 878, resembling that by which he
|commemorated the victory he gained in Berkshire eight years
|before, having then only acted as lieutenant to his brother
|Ethelred.
|
|In the last battle he was not only commander in chief, but King of
|England; his affairs were in a most critical situation, and the
|Danes masters of a great part of his kingdom.
|
|This battle is supposed to have been fought near the village of
|Eddingdon, or Eddington, where the Danish army was
|encamped.--Alfred, with the utmost secresy, concealed his
|intentions, and by rapid movements appeared in sight of their camp
|before they had intelligence of his designs, immediately attacked
|them, and gained a complete victory.
|
|The Danes, however, defended themselves with great bravery,
|retreated to Bratton Castle, where they held out a siege of
|fourteen days, and obtained terms of capitulation, more favourable
|than they had reason to expect in their reduced situation.
|
|Gough supposes Bratton Castle to have been a fortification situate
|on the pinnacle of White Horse Hill, and that the horse here seen
|was formed to commemorate the victory of Alfred: while, on the
|other hand, Mr. Wise, in his dissertation on the White Horse of
|Berkshire, asserts, that this at Oldbury Camp is of modern
|construction, and that it was made within the memory of persons
|living at the time he visited it in 1742, by the inhabitants of
|Westbury, who instituted a revel, or festival, thereupon.
|
|The writer of this article was also informed, when making his
|survey, that it was executed at the expense and under the
|direction of Dr. Alsop, of Calne, about thirty years ago, at a
|revel then said to be held upon the spot.
|
|Camden, Gibson, and Gough, all agree in identifying Ethandun with
|Eddington, near Bratton Castle, and conceive the latter to have
|been the fortress to which the Danes retired after the battle.
|Such also are the sentiments of Sir Richard Colt Hoare.
|
|To attempt a discussion of the merits of these several opinions
|would occupy more space than our limits will admit. Amidst such
|conflicting testimony it is difficult to decide, but the writer is
|much inclined to adopt the opinion of the learned Baronet, that
|the inhabitants of Westbury might but retrace the nearly
|obliterated remains of an imperfect original, and in this he feels
|warranted from the information himself received, as before
|observed, upon the spot.
|
|In conclusion, he takes occasion to remark, that modern
|information is so extremely contradictory as to merit very little
|attention, and deems it most probable, that from the White Horse
|having been the standard used by Alfred, and the majority agreeing
|in fixing this as the spot to which the Danes retreated, it is not
|unreasonable to suppose that it was originally executed in
|commemoration of that victory.
|
205|Old Street Down, Devon, 151.
|
|Oliver’s Tomb, Sussex, 218, erected to the memory of Oliver, many
|years the tenant of the adjacent mill, who, from partiality to the
|spot while living, requested, when dead, he might be here
|interred.
|
61|Ore, Sussex, 22. A parish containing 34 houses, and 243
|inhabitants.
|
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. Its principal business is in the pilchard and Newfoundland
|fisheries. The market days are on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
|
248|Pensawn, Cornwall, 157.
|
278|Penshanly, Cornwall, 130.
|
229|Penstroad, Cornwall, 154.
|
66|Penton Mewsey, Hants, 159. A parish containing 38 houses, and 215
|inhabitants.
|
93|Pentridge Down, Dorset, 105.
|
23|Pepbrook Bridge, Surrey, 63.
|
105|Pergin’s Island, Dorset, 90.
|
274|Perran Arworthal, Cornwall, 130. A township containing 125 houses,
|and 884 inhabitants.
|
274|Perranwell, Cornwall, 130.
|
165|Perry Elm, Somerset, 194.
|
54|=Petersfield=, Hants, 30. A borough and market town, situated on
|the river Loddon, containing 212 houses, and 1280 inhabitants.
|This town was incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, and sends two
|members to parliament. The market is on Saturday.
|
148|Petherton, North, Somerset, 192. A parish of considerable extent,
|including seventeen villages, containing 436 houses, and 2346
|inhabitants. It consists principally of one long street; many of
|the houses are well built, and formerly it had a very considerable
|corn market on Saturday.
|
127|=Petherton=, South, Somerset, 168. A market town and parish,
|situated on the river Perrot, containing 346 houses, and 1674
|inhabitants. It has a good stone bridge over the river. The
|principal manufacture is that of dowlas, and the market is on
|Thursday.
|
49|=Petworth=, Sussex, 38, 43. A market town and parish, situated
|near the river Arun, containing 396 houses, and 2264 inhabitants.
|It is chiefly remarkable for a magnificent seat of the Earl of
|Egremont. (_see Index of Seats_).
|
|The church is a neat building, containing several monuments of the
|Percy family, and the market on Saturday is generally well
|supplied.
|
88|Picked Post, Hants, 88.
|
97|Pickwick, Wilts, 186.
|
116|Piddle Town, Dorset, 109. A parish containing 151 houses, and 909
|inhabitants. Formerly it was much more considerable, and had a
|market; the church is a very large and ancient building.
|
117|Piddletown Heath, Dorset, 109.
|
48|Piecomb, Sussex, 51.
|
7|Pigs Marsh, Surrey, 46.
|
102|Pimperne, Dorset, 107. A parish containing 62 houses, and 316
|inhabitants. The church contains many vestiges of Saxon antiquity,
|and the town appears to have been formerly much more considerable.
|
103|Pimperne Fields, Dorset, 107.
|
88|Pinhills, Wilts, 185.
|
183|Pitt, Devon, 118.
|
65|Pitt, Hants, 85.
|
65|Plant, Hants, 32.
|
46|Plashet Wood, Sussex, 59.
|
215|=Plymouth=, Devon, 122. A sea port, borough, and market town,
|situated at the mouths of the Tamar and Plym, which here fall into
|a bay of the Channel called _Plymouth Sound_. It contains 5732
|houses, and 56,060 inhabitants.
|
|The mouth of the Tamar is called _Hamoaze_, and that of the Plym,
|_Catwater_; and the sound is capable of receiving 1000 sail of
|shipping. It is one of the most considerable sea ports in the
|kingdom, and is defended by several strong batteries, and a
|citadel, erected in the reign of Charles the Second, opposite to
|Nicholas Island, which contains a large storehouse, and five
|regular bastions.
|
|Plymouth has two parish churches, a large custom-house, a charity
|school, several hospitals, exclusive of a general military and
|marine hospital, and an extensive workhouse. The town is well
|supplied with water, which was first brought from a place seven
|miles distant, at the expense of Sir Francis Drake, a native of
|this town.
|
|Between the town and the sea is a high hill, called the _Haw_,
|having a delightful plain on the top, and affording a most
|charming prospect.
|
|Opposite to Plymouth is Mount Edgecumbe, the charming seat of the
|Earl of that title, (_see Index of Seats_). This mount, commanding
|the town of Plymouth, was garrisoned for Charles the First, and
|considerably annoyed the town. Between Mount Edgecumbe and
|Plymouth are erected two baths, and near them an elegant assembly
|and breakfasting room.
|
|That part of Plymouth called the Dock, which lies about a mile and
|a half from the town, at the mouth of the Tamar, was first
|designed as a wet and dry dock, in the reign of William the Third,
|and to which two others have since been added, with all the
|conveniencies necessary for building and repairing ships of war;
|the docks are dug out of a mine of slate, and lined with Portland
|stone.
|
|Near the docks are erected ranges of storehouses for the arms,
|rigging, sails, &c. with houses for the various officers of the
|different departments to live in. Here are also commodious
|barracks, and so numerous are the shops, and the buildings have
|within these few years so rapidly increased, that =Dock= (as it is
|termed) is now as large as the town itself. There is also a neat
|little theatre here.
|
|For accommodating the great intercourse and distance between the
|extremities of the town, there are four-wheeled chaises drawn by
|one horse for regular hire, similar to the Hackney coaches of the
|metropolis.
|
|It returns two members to parliament, and is termed an admiralty
|borough. The markets are on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
|
|At the entrance of Plymouth Sound lies a very large and dangerous
|rock, called the _Edystone_, covered at high water, but at low
|water bare. On the summit of this rock is erected a light-house,
|80 feet high, built of Portland stone and granite.
|
216|Plymouth Dock, Devon, 122. (_see Plymouth_)
|
|Plymouth Sound, Devon, 122. (_see Plymouth_)
|
210|=Plympton Earle=, Devon, 122. A borough, market town, and parish,
|containing 92 houses, and 715 inhabitants. It was formerly called
|Plympton Thomas, out of respect to Thomas à Becket.
|
|The town consists of two irregular streets, and has a Guildhall,
|supported on stone pillars, beneath which is held the corn market.
|This is one of the stannary towns for stamping tin, and is a very
|ancient borough; it sends two members to parliament. The market is
|on Saturday, and there is also a market for all kinds of cattle
|the second Wednesday in every month. The town is well supplied
|with fish from the neighbouring sea-port towns almost every day.
|
210|Plympton, St. Mary, Devon, 122. A parish containing 245 houses,
|and 1562 inhabitants.
|
202|Point Bridge, Devon, 151.
|
229|Polecat, Cornwall, 124.
|
251|Polglaze, Cornwall, 158.
|
248|Polharmon, Cornwall, 126.
|
|Poling, Sussex, 217. A village containing 23 houses, and 170
|inhabitants.
|
217|Pollaphant, Cornwall, 153.
|
224|Polscove, Cornwall, 123.
|
183|Poltimore, Devon, 197. A parish containing 46 houses, and 250