Stockbridge to Salisbury |
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journey |
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Stockbridge Hampshire SU355351 |
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Longstock Houghton Broughton Nether Wallop Hampshire |
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Salisbury Wiltshire SU143295 |
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JandMN |
commentary: |
Runs NE-SW ; from Stockbridge, Hampshire; roughly via Longstock, Houghton,
Broughton, Nether Wallop, Hampshire; to Salisbury, Wiltshire. |
end point |
Stockbridge |
continued NE |
Sutton Scotney to Stockbridge |
connects to |
Stockbridge to Cranborne |
connects to |
Stockbridge to Romsey |
connects to |
Winchester to Stockbridge |
end point |
Salisbury (Wiltshire) |
continued W |
(to Lands End) |
continued NW |
(to Bristol) |
connects to |
Andover to Salisbury |
connects to |
Salisbury to Fordingbridge |
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Salisbury to Lyndhurst |
connects to |
Romsey to Salisbury |
descriptive text |
Period - 18th century, early |
refce: |
Defoe 1724 From Winchester, is about 25 miles, and over the most charming plains that can any where be seen, (far in my opinion) excelling the plains of Mecca, we come to Salisbury; the vast flocks of sheep, which one every where sees upon these downs, and the great number of those flocks, is a sight truly worth observation; 'tis ordinary for these flocks to contain from 3 to 5000 in a flock; and several private farmers hereabouts have two or three such flocks. |
poem |
Period - 18th century, early |
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Gay 1715 Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where the cloak'd shepherd guides his fleecy train. No leafy bow'rs a noonday shelter lend, Nor from the chilly dews at night defend; With woundrous art he counts his straggling flock, And by the sun informs you what o'clock. How are our shepherds fall'n from ancient days! No Amaryllis chaunts alternate lays; From her no list'ning ecchos learn to sing, Nor with his reed the jocund valleys ring. Here sheep the pastures hide, there harvests bend, See Sarum's steeple o'er yon hill ascend; ... |
old map |
London to Lands End see:- Gough Map (perhaps) Period - 14th century (about 1360) |
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Gough Map Perhaps a section of the way from Winchester to Salisbury drawn as part of the road from London to Lands End. |
(GOUGH1S.jpg) |