2 miles distant, Hough- 19 MARKET WEIGHTON 217 ton Ha., Hon. C. Langdale, and 3 m. farther, Hotham, H. B. Peters, Esq.

CXXV. LONDON TO MARKET WEIGHTON BY BAWTRY, THORNE, AND

ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

From
M. Wei

cr. the Dutch river.

From

London.

ON LEFT FROM LOND.

Booth Ferry.

178

cr. the river Ouse.

HOWDEN.
(To South Cave, 12 miles,
thence to Hul, 12 miles.)

1798

Two or three miles east of Booth Ferry, and on the Ouse, is the rising port of Goole, which carries on a considerable trade, and has extensive docks and warehouses.

Near Holme is Spalding Moor, on which is a remarkable hill, 120 feet high, commanding an extensive prospect. The vil181 lage is on the plain, but the church is situated on the top of the hill. 1831 Beyond Holme is Melbourn Hall, (Sir H. M. Vavasour, Bart.); and, 2 miles distant from Holme,

184 is Everingham Hall, (W

Benland.

8

Howden Grange.

7

Welham Bridge.

cr. river Foulner.

CXXVI. LONDON TO GREAT GRIMSBY THROUGH LINCOLN & MARKET RASEN.

There is another and better road to Great Grimsby by Market Rasen and Castor, but it is 5 miles longer.

CASTOR, a place of great antiquity, is supposed to derive its name from the Roman word "Castrum." Some Roman and Saxon antiquities have been discovered here. The church is partly of Norman and partly of early English architecture.

GREAT GRIMSBY is an ancient town near the Humber, by means of which it carries on a considerable trade. In the time of Edward III. it was of sufficient importance to furnish the King with 11 vessels and 170 mariners for his armament against Calais; but the gradual blocking up of the harbour, by the accumulation of mud and sand, led to the decay of the port, until it was renovated about the beginning of the present century. There are large warehouses and timber-yards attached to the harbour. The church contains some ancient monuments, and a large font of early English character, and the steeple is a beautiful specimen of English pointed architecture. Dr John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a native of Grimsby. One M. P. Pop. of borough and parish, 3700.

CXXVII. LONDON TO GREAT GRIMSBY THROUGH SPALDING, BOSTON, SPILSBY, AND LOUTH.

ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

From Spalding to Crowland is 9 miles; to Holbeach, 7 miles. Crowland is a place of great antiquity, and is noted as the

From G.

Grims.

site of an extensive abbey, 76%
of which the church still
remains. Here is also a
bridge, supposed to have
been originally erected 75
64

about 860, and remarkable
for its curious construc-
tion, as well as for its an-
tiquity. A great number
of wild fowl are caught in
the vicinity. 5 m. dist. is
Thorney, where is a church
that formed part of an an-
cient abbey, the possessions
of which were granted, at 621
the time of Edward VI.
to the Earl of Bedford,
whose descendant, the pre-
sent Duke, is owner of the
town and of 19,000 acres of
the surrounding lands.

55

Sutterton.

109

52

Kirkton.

112

48

BOSTON.

cr. river Witham.

The road is four miles shorter by the route through Ware and Royston, p. 325.

At Tattershall are the remains of a castle erected by Sir R. Cromwell in the 15th century,

and the ruins of a church, which was once a magnificent structure.

BOSTON is by some supposed to have derived its name (Botolph's Town) from St Botolph's Monastery, which stood here. This monastery was built A. D. 654, and was destroyed by the Danes, A. D. 870. Various other religious houses existed here, but not a vestige of them now remains. The most interesting building in Boston is St Botolph's Church, which was built in 1309. It is a spacious and noble pile, 245 feet long, and 98 feet wide within the walls. Its tower is one of the loftiest in the kingdom, being 300 feet high, and is visible at sea for nearly 40 miles. The altar-piece is a copy of Rubens's "Descent from the Cross." Boston carries on an extensive trade with the north of Europe in hemp, iron, timber, and tar. There are some few manufactures here for sail-cloth,

* Horncastle, on the Bane, is noted for its horse fairs, and has a considerable trade in tanning. It is supposed to have been the Castra Hibernia of the Romans.

canvas, and sacking. There are also iron and brass founderies. By means of the Witham and the canals connected with it, Boston has a navigable communication with Lincoln, Gainsborough, Nottingham, and Derby. Boston has a guild-hall, assembly-rooms, meeting-houses, free grammar, blue-coat, and national schools, a theatre, several charitable institutions, &c. Here is an old building called Hussey Tower, the remains of a baronial residence of Lord Hus sey; and, about two miles east of the town, is Kyme Tower, said to have been a baronial residence of the Earls of Richmond. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native of Boston. Two M. P. Pop. 12,942.

cross.

LOUTH is pleasantly situated at the eastern foot of the Wolds, and on the bank of the little river Ludd. The church is one of the finest in the county. It has a lofty and elegant tower, surmounted by a rich octagonal spire 288 feet high. In the chancel is a fine altar-piece, representing the descent from the The east window is remarkable for its beautiful tracery. The grounds of the vicarage house are curiously laid out, as if attached to a hermitage. Louth possesses a session-house, a house of correction, a guild-hall, an assembly room, meeting-houses, a small theatre, &c. There are some manufactories of worsted carpets, rugs, and blankets, a soap manufactory, a paper-mill, and breweries. An export trade is carried on in corn and wool. Pop. of par. 8935. CXXVIII. LONDON TO CAMBRIDGE THROUGH WARE, 51 Miles.