ON RIGHT FROM LOND. LII. LONDON TO HAVERFORDWEST AND MILFORD BY OXFORD, GLOU CESTER, ROSS, MONMOUTH, BRECON, AND CAERMARTHEN, 255) Miles. From Hyde Pa. Corner To Hereford, 12 miles. 1344 to Wilton, Herefordsh. 121 (p. 142.) Goodrich. Whitchurch. 125 Goodrich Court (Sir S. Meyrick) is an admirable imitation of the antique, and by far the most perfect thing of its kind in England. 126 Near Whitchurch is Sy ON LEFT FROM LOND. 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 Dynystow Court, S. To Usk, 7 miles. At a distance the ruins of Ragland Castle. Clytha, W. Jones, Esq. 1434 Llanover House, B. Waddington, Esq. To Pontypool, 9 miles; 1474 Newport, 17; Uske, 10. 122 Winastow. 133 Bosanquet, Esq. Llanvihangel. 142 Esq. Llangattock. Hughes, Esq. Coldbrook House, F. H. cr. river Grunny. Llangranach, (Brecon.) 151 CRICKHOWELL, (p.111.) 153 More Pa. J. Powell, Esq. Penmyarth, W. A. Gott, Esq. About 18 miles from Brecon is the market-town and borough of Merthyr Tydvil, situated in Glamorganshire, at the head of the vale of Taff, celebrated for its rich and thick veins of coal, as well as for its romantic beauty. Merthyr Tydvil is famous for the number and extent of its iron works, the most remarkable of which are those of Dowlais and Cyfartha, the former belonging to Sir John Guest and Co., the latter to the Messrs Crawshay. The trade of this town has been greatly benefited by the construction of both a canal and a railway to the seaport of Cardiff, distant about 24 miles. A railway is also in progress to connect Merthyr with Brecon. One M. P. Pop. of par. 34,977. About 3 miles north of Merthyr Tydvil are the scanty remains of the ancient castle of Morlais, said to have been the seat of the kings of Brecon. It was demolished by the parliamentary army during the civil wars. G |