Basingstoke to Sutton Scotney |
|
journey |
|
parish: county: coords: |
Basingstoke Hampshire SU634527 |
parish: parish: parish: county: |
Dummer with Kempshott Popham Micheldever Hampshire |
parish: county: coords: |
Sutton Scotney Wonston Hampshire SU465398 |
|
|
refce: |
JandMN |
commentary: | |
part of |
Ogilby Route 53 Runs NE-SW ; from Basingstoke, Hampshire; roughly via Dummer with Kempshott, Popham, Micheldever, Hampshire; to Wonston, Hampshire. |
end point |
Basingstoke |
continued NE |
Hartfordbridge to Basingstoke |
connects to |
Aldermaston to Basingstoke |
connects to |
Basingstoke to Alton |
connects to |
Basingstoke to Whitchurch |
connects to |
Basingstoke to Winchester |
connects to |
Kingsclere to Basingstoke |
connects to |
Reading to Basingstoke |
end point |
Sutton Scotney, Wonston |
continued SW |
Sutton Scotney to Stockbridge |
connects to |
Sutton Scotney to Winchester |
connects to |
Whitchurch to Sutton Scotney |
poem |
Period - 18th century, early |
refce: |
Gay 1715 At Hartley-Row the foaming bit we prest, While the fat landlord welcom'd ev'ry guest. Supper was ended, healths the glasses crown'd, Our host extoll'd his wine at ev'ry round, Relates the Justices late meeting there, How many bottles drank, and what their cheer; What lords had been his guests in days of yore, And prais'd their wisdom much, their drinking more. ... Let travellers the morning vigils keep: The morning rose; but we lay fast asleep. Twelve tedious miles we bore the sultry sun, And Popham-Lane was scarce in sight by one: The straggling village harbour'd thieves of old, 'Twas here the stage-coach'd lass resign'd her gold; That gold which had in London purchs'd gowns, And sent her home a Belle to country towns. But robbers haunt no more the neighbouring wood: Here unown'd infants find their daily food; For should the maiden mother nurse her son, 'Twould spoil her match when her good name is gone. Our jolly hostess nineteen children bore, Nor fail'd her breast to suckle nineteen more. Be just, ye Prudes, wipe off the long arrear; Be virgins still in town, but mothers here. Sutton we pass, and leave her spacious down, ... |
old map |
London to Weymouth otherwise: Ogilby Route 53 Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675 |
refce: |
Ogilby 1675 (pl.53) |
(OG53OG1.jpg) |