THE RADCLIFFE OBSERVATORY, erected out of the funds of Dr Radcliffe, by the trustees of his will, at an expense of L.30,000. Besides these buildings there is a botanic garden, containing about five acres.

The total number of members upon the books of the different colleges and halls of Oxford is about 5400.

Oxford contains thirteen parish churches, the most ancient of which is that of St Peter's in the East, supposed to have been partly built in the ninth century, but it has undergone many changes and alterations. The other buildings most worthy of notice are, the town-hall, the city bridewell, where is preserved the door of the prison in which Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer were confined, the county gaol, the Radcliffe Infirmary, &c. The Roman Catholics have a chapel here, and there are several meeting houses.

Races are held annually in Port Meadow, a short distance from the city. Oxford returns two members to Parliament. Population in 1841, 23,834. At Stanton Harcourt, 44 miles distant, are some remains of a mansion belonging to the Harcourt family. In one of the rooms, Pope passed a portion of two summers in translating Homer. The church contains several monuments of the Harcourt family. In the vicinity are three large monumental stones called the Devil's Quoits.

XLVIII. LONDON TO GLOUCESTER THROUGH OXFORD AND CHELTENHAM, 103 Miles.

Abingdon.

From Hyde Pa. Corner
49 to Oxford, (see p. 158.) 54
cross river Isis.

47

Botley Hill, (Berks.) 55

cross river Isis. Enysham, (Oxon.) 59

cr. riv. Windrush.

WITNEY.
famous for its blankets and
other thick woollens. The
principal buildings are, the
church, a spacious Gothic
structure, with several an-
cient monuments; the town-
hall, and the Staple or Blan-
ket-hall. Pop. of par. 5707.

BURFORD,
formerly carried on a large
manufacture of linen cloths
and malt. The church con-
tains a monument to the
memory of Sir L. Tanfield.
Enter Gloucestershire.

642

72

2 miles distant Broad well Grove, W. Harvey, Esq and near it is Filkin's Hall E. F. Colstone, Esq.

To Faringdon, 10 miles.

Sherborne Lodge.

LII. LONDON TO HAVERFORDWEST AND Milford by oxford, GlouCESTER, ROSS, MONMOUTH, BRECON, AND CAERMARTHEN, 255 Miles.

ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

possessed by the Parlia

ment forces and the Royal

From
Milford.

From

London.

ON LEFT FROM LOND.

mond's Yate, a lofty rock, surmounted by an encamp

ists during the civil wars. 124 MONMOUTH, (p. 118.) 130 ment, and commanding a

To Hereford, 18 miles;

Abergavenny by Rockfield

and Llanvapley, 1 5 m.

fine prospect.

To Gloucester by Colford and Mitchel Dean, 27 m., Chepstow, 15 miles. Troy House, Duke of Beaufort.

Dynystow Court, S

To Usk, 7 miles. At a distance the ruins of Ragland Castle.

Clytha, W. Jones, Esq.
Pont-y-Goytre,J.Shaw,

Bosanquet, Esq.

1421 Esq.

Coed

Morgan, R. 1124

Llangattock.

Hughes, Esq.

Coldbrook House, F. H.

1434 Llanover House, B. Waddington, Esq.

To Pontypool, 9 miles; 1474 Newport, 17; Uske, 10.

Gwernvale, J. Gwynne, 102

Esq.

More Pa. J. Powell, Esq.

Penmyarth, W. A. Gott,

13 miles farther enter South

Wales.

cr. river Grunny. Llangranach, (Brecon.) 1513| CRICKHOWELL, (p.111.) 153

Buckland House, T. H Gwynne, Esq.

Esq.

167 Neath, 27 miles.

88888888

83

Williams, Esq.

*About 18 miles from Brecon is the market-town and borough of Merthyr Tydvil, situated