Identifier: topographicalsur02robe (find matches)
Title: A topographical survey of the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. : With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to it...
Year: 1792 (1790s)
Authors: Robertson, Archibald
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Publisher: London: : Printed for the author... and William Faden...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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ans of confirming themonkish law. Calne contains nearly three thousand in-habitants; and considerable manufactures ofbroad-cloth, serges, and other thin woollen 48 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FROM cloths, are carried on in it; which furnishemployment for the major part, and for agreat number of children. BOWOOD. About a quarter of a mile from Calne,upon this road, on the right hand, is seenthe principal entrance to Bowood, from theLondon side. After we pass the gate, advancing to thehouse, we leave upon the right hand Pin-nells, which was formerly an ancient seatof the family of the Blakes. It is now con-verted into a delightful farm, and may besaid to make part of Bowood; having anuncommonly beautiful view from it, withthe village and church of Bromhill, bothvery picturesque objects in front; the townof Calne upon the right; Chippenham, atthe end of a rich valley, upon the left; andthe river Marden in the bottom. Bowood Park, properly so called, wasformerly a royal park, and part of the
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LONDON TO BATH AND BRISTOL. 49 jointure of Catharine Parr, widow of HenryVIII.—James the First, was said to havehunted there, at which time all the countryon the left side of the turnpike from Bo-wood to Chippenham, was one actual fo-rest, but was afterwards granted out in twoequal divisions, one half to the ancestors ofLord Audley, and the other to the an-cestors of Mr. Carey, an ancient RomanCatholic family in Devonshire ; which lasthas been lately purchased by Mr. Mon-tague of Lackham, about four miles dis-tant. Bovvood was disparked in the time ofOliver Cromwell; and there is a traditionin the country, that the parliament com-missioners being embarrassed how to con-vey the deer from Bowood to Spye Park,across Lookshill Heath, which separatesthem, the people of the country made twowalls of broad cloth; which proves themanufacture to have been established inthose parts, even in that early period. It was finally granted for ever, to Sir VOL. II. E 60 SURVEY OF THE GREAT ROAD FRONf

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