Old Hampshire Mapped
Cox's Hampshire
Transcription (6)Fordingbridge
Godshill hillfort
hillfort
fire
Fording bridge, a Market Town, giving Name to the adjoining Hundred. The Market is on [ ] and the Fair upon the last Day of the Dog Days, Aug. 28.
Near this Town is a Camp upon an Hill, called Gods hill, now over grown with Oaks. One side of it is steep, and the other Side double trenched.
The Town was much larger than now it is, because it hath suffered much by Fire at several Times, particularly about ten or twelve Years ago, and the Houses have not been re built. From this Place our Guide the Avon leads us to
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