Identifier: newdisplayofbeau02lond (find matches)
Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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ru&ure, witha lofty fpire, and in it is Hill preferved the ancient pulpit, inwhich the famous reformer John Wickliffe preached, he beingmany years redlor of this parifh. Melton, which is alfo called Melton Mowbray, froma noble family of the latter name, that were anciently lord3 ofit, (lands in a fertile foil, at the diftance of 107 miles fromLondon, and is almoft encompafled with the river Eye. It is alarge well built town, and has two fine bridges over the Eafte, aJar^e handfome church, and a free fchool. There are frequenth or fe races, and the mod confiderable market for cattle, or /anyin this part of England. Ashbype X-A Zouch is 114 miles from London, and ispleafantly fituated. It has a large handfome church, and a neatftonecrofsin its principal frreet. It has alfo a free fchool, thematter of which has an handfome ftipend. From the remainsof the wal)s of the Earl of Huntingdons caftle here, it appears;0 have been one pf the beft in England, James 1. continued here I/BKKWS^-,
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J If V N Kb THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 69 here with,his whole court for feveral (Lys; th« dinner being fer-ved up eveiy day by thirty poor knights, with gold chains andVelvet gowns. Near this town is a noted mineral water calledGriffydam. The fairs of this town are Hocked with young horfesof the largeft and bell breed in England j and the place is aifonoted for its ale, which is feid to be as good as that of Burton.There is a confideiable Hocking manufactory here. BiLLhSDON is 97 miles from London, and though a fmalltown, and much decayed, is of great antiquity. Thete are ftillthe remains of a ftrong Roman camp in its neighbourhood, thatenclofes upwards of eighteen acres of giound, and appears tohave been fortified with an high wall, and a deep ditch ; butthe greateft part of it is now demohfhed. It has been generallyfuppofed, that one of the temples where the Romans met to fa-cnHce, was near this camp, and Mr. Camden and Bifhop Gibfortare of that opinion. Bos worth is 105 miles from L

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