ITINERARY.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON to BIRMINGHAM.

Note. The Inns named in the following Road Sketches, are only such as keep post horses. R. and L. mean right and left of the road. The letter m. following the figures is an abbreviation for miles. The Market Towns are printed in Roman capitals: m. and f. over the columns of figures, also mean miles and furlongs. The figures over the first column shew the distance from the last named town, and those in the second, the distance from London. T. G. mean Turnpike Gate.

Objects worthy of Notice. Stratford-upon-Avon, the birth-place of Shakspeare, and where his bones were deposited in the church (a noble and Gothic structure), which also contains a monument erected to his memory, and others to the highly distinguished Clopton family, &c. At Avon Bank, near the church, is the seat of the late Lord Middleton, now Miss Byerlys. Bridgetown-house, the seat of the Rev. Fortescue Knottesford, p. 519-549. A new theatre has been erected here, and a jubilee, in honour of Shakspeare, takes place triennially.

The Stratford canal commences at Stratford, passes near to Lapworth, Henley, and King's Norton, where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham canals, p. 103-104.

R. m. beyond Stratford, Clopton-house, unoccupied; but in this ancient mansion of the Clopton family still remain, as heir-looms, some old and mutilated furniture and family portraits, p. 520 -528-546.

R. 6 m. from Stratford, Wotton-hall, the seat of Lady Smythe, p. 503.

L. The Vicarage-house, the Rev. J. El-
lis. 1 m. further Edstone-house, un-
occupied

L. The seat of Thomas Snapp, Esq.
L. Barrell's-house, B. Knight, Esq.
R. Beaudesert, W. W. Lea, Esq. p. 508

106 2 Hockley-house,

Myners, Esq. R. Packwood-house, Colonel Featherstone, p. 683-684

109 2 R. Umberslade-hall, E. B. King, Esq.
p. 685.-Nearly adjacent, Nutburst-
house, W. Ingram, Esq.-Aylesbury-
house, Mrs. Ferrers

L. Light-hall, John Burman, Esq.
Laurels, Mrs. Home

Sparkbrook-house, John Rotton, Esq.
Birmingham, its history, manufactories,
cauals, directory, &c. p. 28-117-488
788-800

EDGE-HILL, through PILLERTON, STRATFORD, ALCESTER, COUGHTON, CRAB'S CROSS, and TARDEBIGG.

STRATFORD-upon-AVON, 5 7 93 5
R. to Warwick, 81 m. and
to Birmingham, 23 m. 3 m.
from Stratford Cross, Strat-
ford Canal 4 m. further
Cross the Alne.

Objects worthy of Notice.
L Within m. of Edge-hill, p. 625–626
-627-Upton, W. Russell, Esq.

3 m. L. Compton Winyate, Marquis of
Northampton, p. 614–615–616
R. Under Edge-hill, Radway-house, Co-
lonel Miller, p. 629

Eatington, p. 632, 1 m, from Hounds-
hill, unoccupied-3 m. L. Admington-
house, M. Corbett, Esq.-2 m. R.
Godlicote, G. Smith, Esq.

Im. L. of Stratford, at Tiddington, p. 512
Tiddington-house, Alexander Duke,

Esq.

1 m. West of Stratford, at Shottery, Shot-
tery-hall, Thomas More, Esq.

7 5 101 2 Alcester, p. 490 496, Rectory-house,
Rev. F. Palmer-Thos. Turton, Esq.
-2 m. L. Ragley, Marquis of Hertford,
p. 495-3 m. L. Bedford-grange, Rev.
H. Holyoake-Park-hall, G. F. Strat-
ton, Esq.-1 m. R. Kinwarton-hall, T.
Brown, Esq.--The Rectory, Rev. F.
Rufford-Alne-lodge, J. Barber, Esq.
-Upper-lodge, Rev. Mr. Heath.
2 0 103 2 Coughton, Sir C. Throckmorton, Bart.
p. 498

3 6 107

1 0 108 0

1 4 109 4
16 111 2

R. Between Coughton and Crab's Cross, the seat of F. Holyoake, Esq.--Studleyhouse, Miss Chambers-Gorcot-hall, Admiral Chambers

4 m. further Beoley, M. Mills, Esq.Beoly-hall, T. H Hunter, Esq-Bordesley-park, H. G. Dugdale, Esq.

R. Tardebigg, Hewel Grange, Earl of Plymouth, p. 406-4 m. R. Coftonhall, Earl of Plymouth.

MOLLINGTON to BIRMINGHAM, through WARWICK.

R. 1 m. Farnborough, Wm. Holbeche,
Esq. p. 621

Mollington, 74 m. from Lon

don

Cross Oxford Canal twice.

Ladbrooke

m.f.m.f.
1 6 90 4

Objects worthy of Notice. Leamington, 705–722 a fashionable watering-place, vieing with Cheltenham in its saline waters, much frequented in summer as a watering-place, and in the winter, during the hunting season. It embraces within a circuit of a few miles, the great interest attached to Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Guy's Cliff, Kenilworth, Coventry, &c. This town, described page 705, is kept in the cleanest order. On the 10th June, 1825, "An act for paving, flagging, lighting, regulating, improving, &c. the town of Leamington," received the royal assent, and commissioners were appointed, who have strictly performed their duty. All persons, possessing £60 per annum, in actual property in Leamington, are eligible to this office. Lord Aylesford and Mr. Wise have granted land contiguous to the Highstreet for 999 years, at a pepper corn reut, for the purpose of having public offices, watch houses, &c. erected, and for which the commissioners are invested with the power of providing. The commissioners have already not only made many beautiful and extensive additions and improvements to the town, but the roads are also kept in admirable order, and watered during summer. The pavements which are of Yorkshire stone, have been widened, where it was requisite, and the stands and fares of cars and vehicles of every description, both as to time and distance, have been regulated. A townhall is also about to be erected here. A little beyond, Woodcote, Mrs. Holbeche R. Between Leamington and Warwick, Warwick-house, Mrs. Acklom

L. Shrubland-house, M. Wise, Esq.
At Leam, the Rev. J. Field, author of
the History of Warwick, the Life of Dr.
Parr, &c.-Myton-house, S. E. Stew-
ard, Esq.-Stanks, John Edwards, Esq.
1 m. R. Newbold, E. Willes, Esq.
2 2 92 6 Warwick, town of, p. 633-679
Warwick Castle, Earl of Warwick, said
to be the finest and most perfect ba-
ronial residence in the kingdom; the
late earl expended a vast sum upon
the castle, the new bridge, the fine
grounds, &c. The antiquarian cu-
riosities and the fine collection of pic-
tures deposited here, have been des-
cribed under the head of Warwick cas-
tle, in the body of this work, as hath
also the church, in which the chapel of
St. Mary, and the monuments which
it contains; and which perhaps are
unequalled, except by those in West-
minster Abbev. For further particu-
lars, p. 663-668

Marble Hill, G. Lamb, Esq. p. 663-
Miss Gilbert, ib.

R. 1m. Guy's Cliff-house, the Hon. Chas.
Bertie Percy, p. 24-44-687-690

UPTON to BIRMINGHAM, through KINETON, WARWICK, &c.

Wellesburne Hastings, T. G. 2 3 857

CROSS ROADS.—ATHERSTONE to BIRMINGHAM.