Basingstoke to Whitchurch

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Basingstoke
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Oakley
Deane
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Laverstoke
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Whitchurch
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refce: JandMN

commentary:
part of Ogilby Route 25
Runs E-W ; from Basingstoke, Hampshire; roughly via Oakley, Deane, Overton, Laverstoke, Hampshire; to Whitchurch, Hampshire.
end point Basingstoke
continued NE Hartfordbridge to Basingstoke
connects to Aldermaston to Basingstoke
connects to Basingstoke to Alton
connects to Basingstoke to Sutton Scotney
connects to Basingstoke to Winchester
connects to Kingsclere to Basingstoke
connects to Reading to Basingstoke
end point Whitchurch
continued W Whitchurch to Andover
connects to Newbury to Whitchurch
connects to Whitchurch to Sutton Scotney

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XXIV.425inch County Series map -- Hants XVIII.8

descriptive text

Period - 18th century, early
refce: Defoe 1724
From hence [Basingstoke] the great western road goes on to Whitchurch and Andover, two market towns, and sending members to Parliament; ...

old map
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695

refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU65.jpg)

old map
London to the Lands End
otherwise: Ogilby Route 25
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675

refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.25)
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Period - 17th century
refce: Blome 1673
Basingstoke, ... on the Road, being a great thorough-fare Town for the Western parts.

table of distances

Period - 16th century
refce: Myddylton 1544
table of distances
Here foloweth the waye fro~ Saint Buryen in Cornewell to London.
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from Andevor to Basingstoke xvi. myle
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   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001