symbols;
settlements, etc

Kitchin's Hampshire 1751
Table of symbols Printed at the lower left of Kitchin's 1751 large map is:
EXPLANATION

The Market Towns & Villages on the Roads, are Ichnographically laid down.
The Parliamentary Boroughs have Stars annexed to them.
The Market Days are annexed to their respective Towns.
Vicarages [circle, cross, 'V']
Rectories [circle, cross, R]
Post Stages [line and crescent]
Charity Schools [cross ?pattee]
Religious Houses [line and tilde]
Parks [ring of palings]
Villages [circle]
Gentlemens Seats [circle and flag]
The Direct and principal Cross Roads are Marked where Open or Heathy thus [double dotted line] and the Distances between Market Towns thereon, are laid down in Measured Miles and Furlongs.
NB A Furlong is the eighth part of a Mile.
Settlements
market days
street maps 		Settlements are positioned by a circle, except where:
The Market Towns & Villages on the Roads, are Ichnographically laid down.
ie they are shewn by groups of blocks arranged on a street plan. There are additional symbols, described in the table of symbols, for instance the stars attached to boroughs; it is probably safe to assume that the number of stars represents the number of members sent to Parliament. The market day might be given, eg:-
Andover / Market Sat.
Vicarages have a cross and a 'V', rectories a cross and an 'R'; there are also letters '[Ch]', 'Cu' and 'A Donative' indicating some ?ecclesiastical status.

We have referred to the grades of settlement as hamlet, village or parish, and town, and city, for sake of having some term when discussing them.
city; groups of blocks on a street plan; labelled in upright block caps, eg:
WINCHESTER
Market W & S
which has 2 stars, a crescent, a tilde: sends two members to Parliament, is a Post Stage, has a Religious House, markets on Wednesday and Saturday.

town; group of blocks on a street plan; labelled in upright lowercase, eg:
Andover
Market Sat.
There is a V for vicarage, a crescent for post stage, a tilde or perhaps shepherd's crook for a religious house, a cross for charity school.
Or:
Stockbridge
Markt. Thursd.
having two stars and a crescent: sends two members to Parliament, is a Post Stage, market on Thursday.

But Kitchin is not consistent; Fareham, for example, is shown in older style, a circle for position, with buildings and towers.
Farham
The drawing of the roads in a town may try to show the street plan of the settlement, for example at Lymington.
village; circle, cross and letter(s); labelled in italic lowercase, eg:
Stoke Charity R
having a rectory.
A village on a road may have groups of blocks along the road, eg at Cheriton on the road from Petersfield to Winchester. A village might have a market, as at Selborne; and might be a post stage, as at Beaulieu and Cosham.
hamlet; circle; labelled in smaller italic lowercase, eg:
Lee Marks
A hamlet might also have blocks on a road, eg at Middle Wallop.
house; gentlemen's houses are shown by a circle with a small flag, eg:
Titchfield House
Notes about symbols.
Notes about boroughs.

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Old Hampshire Mapped
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