Stockbridge to Salisbury

journey
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Stockbridge
Hampshire
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Longstock
Houghton
Broughton
Nether Wallop
Hampshire

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Salisbury
Wiltshire
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refce: 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
connects to 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
refce: 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;
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old map
London to Lands End
see:- Gough Map (perhaps)

Period - 14th century (about 1360)
refce: 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)

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001