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THE

JOURNEY

FROM

CHESTER TO LONDON,

BY

THOMAS PENNANT, ESQ.

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WITH NOTES.

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LONDON:

PRINTED FOR WILKIE AND ROBINSON; J. NUNN; WHITE AND
COCHRANE; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN;
VERNOR, HOOD, AND SHARPE; CADELL AND DAVIES; J.
HARDING; J. RICHARDSON; J. BOOTH; J. MAWMAN; AND
J. JOHNSON AND CO.

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1811.

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ADVERTISEMENT.

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THE ground which is described in the following sheets; has been for some centuries passed over by the incurious Traveller; and has had the hard fortune of being constantly execrated for its dulness. To retort the charge, and clear it from the calumny, is my present business. To shew that the road itself, or its vicinity, is replete with either antient historic facts, or with matter worthy of present attention, is an affair of no great difficulty. Possibly my readers may subscribe to the opinion, that the tract is not absolutely devoid of entertainment, and that the blame rests on themselves, not the country.

WHATSOEVER entertainment they may meet with, let them join with me in thanks to the following contributors. Firstly and chiefly, to the Reverend Mr. COLE of Milton, near Cambridge; after him, to the Reverend Doctor Edwards, of Nuneaton, near Coventry; to Mr. Greene, Surgeon, in Lichfield; and to the Reverend Archdeacon Coxe, of Flitton, Bedfordshire. To these Gentlemen I owe great obligations for their assistance.

PUBLIC! smile on what is right: candidly convey correction of what is wrong.

THOMAS PENNANT

DOWNING, March 1782.

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ITINERARY.

	Page			Page
PART I			Wedon	264
CHESTER	1		Stow Nine Churches	267
Christleton	2		Toucester	272
Tarvin	5		Easton Neston	275
Torporley	9		Stoney Stratford	284
Beeston Castle	14		Blecheley	284
Bunbury	19		Fenny Stratford	289

href="chap_page.jsp?t_id=Pennant_C2L&c_id=3#Acton">Acton 26   Little Brickhill 290 Nantwich 32   Hockliffe 291 Wybunbury 49   Dunstable 292 Doddington Hall 53   Market Cell 299 Wore 60   Redburn 301 Swinerton 65   Gorhambury 304 Darlaston 66   Verulamium 339 Stone 77   St. Albans 348 Sandon 80   Hadley 386 Chartley 84   Barnet 390 Stow Church 87   London 392 Heywood 89   Shugborough 91   PART II Tixal 94   DAVENTRY 393 Ingestre 97   Badby 393 Stafford 99   Fawsley 394 Colwich 107   Flore 400 Blithefield 110   Northampton 402 Maveston Ridware 118   Castle Ashby 418 King's Bromley 120   Easton Mauduit 426 Wichnor 121   Northampton 432 Rudgley 123   De la Pre Abbey 432 Longdon 129   Eltavon 434 Beaudesert 130   Horton Church 435 Lichfield 136   Gothurst 437 Elford 159   Tyringham 455 Croxal 162   Newport Pagnel 458 Tamworth 164   Woburn Town 463 Lichfield 171   ——— Abbey 464 Canwell 172   Ampthill 498 Moxhull 173   Houghton Park 505 Coleshill 174   Maulden Church 507 Blithe Hall 179   Wrest 508 Maxstoke Castle 182   Flitton Church 521 Packington 184   Luton 524 Mireden 185   ——— Ho 529 Coventry 188   Hatfield 533 Combe Abbey 237   Gobions 559 Knightlow 250   Enfield Palace 560 Dunchurch 251   Waltham 562 Braunston 253   Copthall 566 Daventry 255   Theobalds 567 Borough Hill 258   London 568

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