Title and Preliminary Pages

Kitchin's Hampshire 1767

Title
page
The title page reads:-
KITCHIN's / Post-Chaise Companion, / THROUGH / ENGLAND and WALES; / CONTAINING / All the Ancient and New Additional ROADS, / WITH / Every Topographical Detail relating thereto. / By THOMAS KITCHIN, / For the Use of TRAVELLERS, on One Hundred and Three Copper Plates. / LONDON: / Printed for ROBERT SAYER, at No53, in Fleet-street; JOHN BOWLES, at No , in Cornhill; and / CARINGTON BOWLES, at No69, in St. Paul's Church-Yrad. 1767. Price 7s. 6d.

title page
indexes
distances
There is:-
An INDEX of all the Cities, Market-Towns, and principal Villages, on the Direct Roads; shewing their respective Distance from London in measured Miles; in what County situate, and the Page in which they are to be found.
These Distances are measured from the STANDARD in CORNHILL, near the ROYAL EXCHANGE.
The index is formatted in four columns:-
Page / Towns. / County. / Miles
with entries on the pattern:-
55 / Alton / Hampsh. / 66 1/4

direct roads
(Hampshire)
Page Towns. County. Miles
LONDON to
55AlresfordHampsh.60
55AltonHampsh.50
25AndoverHampsh.66 1/4
25BasingstokeHampsh.48
58BroughtonHampsh.73
50Castle-MalwoodHampsh.86 1/2
30HarndenHampsh.62 1/2
25Hartley-RowHampsh.38
50HursleyHampsh.72 1/4
30LippockHampsh.47
30PetersfieldHampsh.55
30Portsey BridgeHampsh.69 1/4
30PortsmouthHampsh.73 1/2
50RingwoodHampsh.96 1/2
50RumseyHamp.78 1/4
55SouthamptonHampsh.78
58StockbridgeHampsh.69 1/2
58SuttonHampsh.62
55TwifordHampsh.68 1/2
48WinchesterHampsh.67

indexes
distances

There is also:-
A TABLE of the CROSS ROADS. Shewing the measured Distances from one Town to another, and the Total Distance from the Town where the Road begins, to the Town at the End of it.
The table is formatted in three columns:-
P. / Towns. / M.
with entries after a heading for the starting place, eg:- on the
SOUTHAMPT.
on the pattern:-
55 / to SALISBURY / 25 1/2
etc.

cross roads
(Hampshire)
P. Towns M.
41MIDHURST
to WINCHESTER29
viz. to
Petersfield10 3/4
Winchester18 1/4

91OXFORD
to CHICHESTER81
viz. to
Abington6 1/2
East Ilsley10 1/2
Newbury9 1/2
Kingsclear7
Basingstoke9
Alton10 3/4
Petersfield12 3/4
Chichester15

OXFORD
to Pool87 1/2
viz. to
...
Hungerford...
North Tudworth14 1/2
Salisbury14 1/2
...

50POOL
to LYMINGTON22
viz. to
Christ Church10 1/2
Lymington11 1/2

55SOUTHAMPTON
to SALISBURY25 1/2
viz. to
Rumsey8 1/4
White Parish9
Whaddon3 3/4
Salisbury4 1/2

50SOUTHAMPTON
to WINCHESTER12




Kitchin's Hampshire 1767, contents
General index
Old Hampshire Mapped