INDEX
- À Becket, St. Thomas. See '[St. Thomas].'
- Addington, megalithic remains at, [253] (note 2).
- Adie, Mrs., her valuable book, The Pilgrim's Way, referred to, [136], [214].
- Albury, 'Weston Street' old name of, [136] (note 2).
- —— Church, old (SS. Peter and Paul), passed, according to Ordnance map, to south by Old Road, [110] (note).
- —— Park, preservation of Old Road in, [82]; discussion of Old Road in, [174], [175].
- —— Wood. See '[Weston].'
- Alfred, desecration of grave of, [125].
- Alresfords, the, not on the Old Road, [127]; medieval road to, from Alton, [129], [130] (note 1).
- Alton, battle of, mentioned, [126]; approach to medieval road to Alresford from, [129], [130] (note 1); approach to, described, [144]-[146].
- Anchor, Inn at Ropley, [137], [138] (map).
- Anglo-Saxon Period, character of, [83]-[85]. See also [Dark Ages].
- Antiquity, fascination of, [10].
- Arthur's Seat (near Redhill), exceptional passage of Old Road to north of crest at, [106] (note); described on journey, [209].
- Avebury, and Stonehenge, mark convergence of prehistoric roads, [16].
- Aylesford, a crossing of the Medway, its claims discussed, [245]-[248]; and map, [236]; [253] (note 2).
- Barfleur, last southern port of 'Second Crossing,' [49], [50].
- Barrow, near Chilham, [269].
- Bentley, passage of Old Road by, [149].
- Betchworth Lime Pits, passed on journey and described, [188]-[193].
- Bigberry Camp, fort of Canterbury, stormed by Caesar, [43]; compared with St. Catherine's Hill at Winchester, [70]; Professor Boyd-Dawkins's examination of, [271] (note), visited on journey and described, [273]-[275].
- Bishopstoke, church of, on site of Druidical stone circle, [109].
- Bishop Sutton, church of, passage of Old Road as near as possible to south of, [110]; mentioned in Domesday, [130]; passed on our journey, [134].
- Bittern (Clausentum), example of Roman use of Second Crossing, [55].
- Bletchingly, example of Old Road on crest of hill, [107].
- Boughton Aluph, hills beyond, example of Old Road on crest of hill, [107].
- —— —— Church, example of church passed to south, [110]; passed on journey, [265]; discussion of road to eastward of, [265], [266].
- Boulogne, principal historic, but probably not earliest, southern port of Straits of Dover, [35].
- Box Hill, its appearance from Denbies at evening described, [178]; track of Road recovered on, [181].
- Boxley, Roman and British coins found at, [253] (note 2).
- —— Abbey, site of referred to, [240]; Roman and British coins found at, [253].
- Boyd-Dawkins, Professor, his examination of Bigberry Camp, [271] (and note).
- Brackham Warren, passage of Old Road by, [186].
- Brading, example of Roman use of Second Crossing, [55].
- Brisland Lane, coincident with Old Road, [140].
- Britain, Roman. See '[Roman Britain].' (Conservation of antiquities in, [81]-[82].)
- British Coins, discovered at Gatton, [203]; at Aylesford, [245]; at Boxley, [253] (note 2).
- Brixbury Wood, passage of Old Road along, [162].
- Broad Street, near Lenham, place-name significant of passage of Old Road, [136] (note 2).
- Bull Inn, near Bentley, approach of Old Road to River Wey at, [152].
- Burford Bridge, error caused by passage of Pilgrimage at, [95] (note); not crossed by Old Road, [182]-[184].
- Burham, church of, passage of Old Road to south of, [110]; passed on journey, [253].
- Bury Hill Camp, on original track of Old Road, [27].
- Butts, the, at Alton, entry both of medieval and prehistoric roads, [145].
- Caesar, first eye-witness of conditions of southern Britain, [24]; fort at Canterbury stormed by him, [43], [275].
- Calais, probably first southern port of the Straits of Dover, [34]-[35].
- Calvados, reef of, [50].
- Camp, of Canterbury (Bigberry Wood), stormed by Caesar, [43]; of Winchester (St. Catherine's hill), [70]; of Holmbury, Farley Heath, and Anstie Bury, alluded to, [170]-[171]; of Oldbury, of Fosbery, [253] (note 2); Bigberry described, [273]-[275].
- Camps, of Winchester and Canterbury compared, [70].
- Canterbury, why the goal of Old Road in its final form, causes of development of, [31]-[42]; created by necessity of central depôt for Kentish ports, [41]; importance of its position on the Stour, [42]; resistance to Caesar, [43]; origin of its religious character, [44]; compared with Winchester, [66]-[71]; entered by Westgate, [277].
- —— Cathedral, visited, [278]-[280].
- Cassiterides, their identification with Scilly Isles doubtful, [20].
- Chalk, has preserved Old Road, [75]-[76]; third cause of preservation of Old Road fully discussed, [97], [98]; excursion upon, [189]-[192].
- Chantries Wood, [163].
- Charing, block of St. John at, [94]; example of church passed to north, [111], [257]; described, [260], [261]; rhyme on, [261] (note).
- Chawton Wood, medieval road from Alton to Alresford passed through, [136] (note 1).
- —— Village, passed, [146].
- Chevening Park, passage of Old Road across, [217].
- —— church, example of Old Road passing to north, [111].
- Chequers Inn, Ropley, passage of Old Road through garden of, [138].
- Chilham, church, mentioned, [94]; probable diversion of Old Road at, by Pilgrimage, [95] (note); probability of Old Road passing south of hill at, [106] (note); church probably passed from south, [110]; Park crossed, [269]; discussion as to track of Road east of, [267]-[273] (and map).
- Chilterns, the, their position in scheme of prehistoric roads, [16]; connection with Icknield Way, [23].
- Christianity, effect of a main road on its development, [7].
- Churches, Wells in. See '[Wells].' Often built on pre-Christian sites, [109]; passed to south by Old Road, list of, [108]-[110]; of [King's Worthy], [Itchen Stoke], [Bishop Sutton], [Seale], [Puttenham], [St. Catherine's], [St. Martha's], [Albury], [Shere], [Merstham], [Titsey], [Chevening], [Bishopstoke], [Snodland], [Burham], [Lenham], [Charing], [Eastwell], [Chilham], etc. See under name of place.
- Clausentum. See [Bittern].
- Clay, Old Road often lost on, [75]; how avoided by Old Road in Upper Valley of Wey, [152] (and note); above Quarry Hangers, argument against identity of Pilgrim's Road with Prehistoric, [205].
- Cobham Farm, Old Road lost at, [258].
- Coldrum (or Trottescliffe), megalithic monument, [252]-[253] (and note), and [236] (map).
- Colekitchen Combe, passage of Old Road across, [177].
- Colley Farm, Roman remains at, [197].
- —— Hill, example of Old Road on crest of hill, [107]; described with map, [196].
- Compton, probable diversion of Old Road through, by Pilgrimage, [95] (note); also [159], [160].
- Cotentin, promontory of the, its value as a breakwater to the 'Second Crossing,' 46, [50]; height of shore hills upon, [48].
- Cotswolds, the, their position in scheme of prehistoric road, [16], [23].
- Cowes, as a harbour of Second Crossing, [55].
- 'Crossing, Second.' See '[Second Crossing].'
- Cultivation avoided by Old Road, exceptions to this, [148]-[149].
- Cuxton, a possible crossing of the Medway, map, [236]; its claims discussed, [244].
- Darent, river crossing, of, [219]-[225].
- Dark Ages, reproduce barbaric conditions previous to Roman Conquest, [65].
- Denbies Park, clear trace of Old Road along edge of, [178].
- Detling, [257].
- Domesday, Worthies mentioned in, [121] (note); three churches at Alresford mentioned in, [129]; Bishop Sutton mentioned in, [130]; Wrotham, Oxford, Charing mentioned in, [221].
- Dorking Lime Pits, track lost after, [178].
- Dorsetshire Downs, their position in scheme of prehistoric roads, [16], [23].
- Dover, Straits of, harbour of, originally an inlet, modern artificial character of, [36]. See [Straits].
- Downs. See [North], [South], [Dorsetshire].
- Drovers, preserve old tracks by avoiding turnpike roads, [95]; their road to London after Shere confused with Old Road, [176].
- Dun Street, near Eastwell Park, place-name significant of passage of Old Road, [136] (note 2); passed on journey, [262].
- Duthie, his record of medieval road from Alresford to Alton, [136] (note 1).
- Eastwell Park, preservation of Old Road, [82]; passage through on journey, [263].
- Ermine Street, alluded to, [19]; less affected than Icknield Way by revolution of the twelfth century, [87].
- Farnham, marks ends of North Down Ridge, [26]; on original track of Old Road, [27]; strategical and political importance of, [153]-[154].
- Farnham Lane, marks end of disused western portion of Old Road, [27].
- Flanking Roads, [107].
- Folkestone, one of modern harbours on northern shore of the Straits, its artificial character, [36].
- Ford, of Itchen at Itchen Stoke, discussed, [130]-[133] (and map); of Wey at Shalford, position of, [166]-[167] (and map); of Mole, discussed, [181]-[183]; of Medway, or crossing, fully discussed, [236]-[253].
- Fords, Old Road chooses those approached by a spur on either side, [111].
- Fordwych, original limit of tide on Stour, [43].
- Fosse Way, alluded to, [19]; begins to disappear with advent of Middle Ages, [87].
- Froyle, passage of Old Road by, [152].
- Gatton, exceptional passage of Old Road to north of crest at, [106] (note); speculation on history of, [201]; track of Old Road through, and passage to north of crest described, [199] (note), [202]-[203].
- Geological conditions of exit from Winchester, [122]; of upper Wey valley, [152] (and note); of Quarry Hangers, [205]; of crossing of Medway in general, [244]-[251]; of Snodland in particular, [250]-[251].
- Gilbert Street, place-name suggesting passage of Old Road, [137].
- Glastonbury, example of original importance of West Country, [22].
- Gloucester, medieval tax on iron at, [20].
- Godmersham, exceptional passage of Old Road to north of crest at, [106] (note); track of Road at, [267]-[269] (and map).
- Goodnestone, village of, geographical centre of Kentish ports, why unsuitable as a political centre, [42].
- Goodwin Sands, probably prehistoric, [39].
- Greystone Lime Pits, Merstham, recovery of Old Road at, [206].
- 'Grey Wethers,' name of platform beyond Medway opposite Wrotham, [233].
- Grésivaudan, example of advantage of Partial Isolation, [30].
- Gris Nez, look-out towards English shore, [32]; forbids harbours near it, but provides shelter to eastward coast, [34].
- Gomshall, doubt as to passage of Old Road at, [176].
- 'Habits,' of the Old Road, list of, [104]-[113].
- Hamble, River, as a harbour of the 'Second Crossing,' [54].
- Harbours, multiplicity of, in Straits of Dover, produced by complexity of tides, [31], [32], [35]; list of original and modern, on northern shore of the Straits, [35]; of Southampton Water, Solent, and Spithead, excellence of, [55]; list of, on Solent and Southampton Water, [55].
- Harrietsham, [257].
- Hart Hill, Old Road recovered at, [258].
- Hastings, mirage at, alluded to, [34].
- Haverfield, his map giving Roman road from north gate of Winchester, [124] (note).
- Headbourne Worthy, arguments for and against its standing on Old Road, [120]-[125]; mentioned in Domesday, [121].
- High Cross, compared to Gatton, [201].
- Hills, ranges of, correspond with prehistoric roads, [15]-[16] (with map); crest of, usually avoided by Old Road, [106].
- Hoborough, Roman remains in, [253] (note 2).
- Hog's Back, hill near Farnham, continues range of North Downs, [26]; affords example of turnpike protecting Old Road, [96]; excellent example of 'Flanking Road,' [107]; passage of Old Road along, [156] et seq.
- Hollingbourne, [257].
- Horizons, of Barfleur and St. Catherine's, [48] (map), [50].
- 'Hundred Stones,' the, megalithic monument, [254] (note 2).
- Hyde Abbey, site and ruins of, [123]-[125].
- Icknield Way, alluded to, [22]; begins to disappear in Middle Ages, [87].
- Inns, [Anchor], [Chequers], [Jolly Farmer], [Kentish Drover], etc. See under these names.
- Iron, its early production in West England, [23]; in the Sussex Weald, [24].
- Islands, examples of advantages of Partial Isolation, [31].
- Isle of Wight, its projection southward invites 'Second Crossing,' [46]; importance of St. Catherine's Hill in, [51]; harbours of, and reef off Ventnor, [55].
- Isolation, Partial, Geographical, political advantages of, [22]-[31].
- Itchen Abbas, origin of name, [126]; Roman villa discovered near, [126] (note); passed on our journey, [125].
- Itchen, river, continuation of Southampton Water, [56]; compared to Stour, [68], [69]; made navigable by Lucy, [130]; view of, from Alresford Hill, [133]-[134]; crossing of, at Itchen Stoke, [130]-[133] (and map).
- —— Valley of, forms Winchester to Farnham Road, [60].
- Itchen Stoke, old church of, passage of Old Road to south of, [110]; site and date of destruction of, [126].
- —— Ford at, Old Road passes Itchen by, [128]-[133] (and map); passed on our journey, [132].
- Jews occupied principal street of Winchester, [118]; their wealth in early Middle Ages, [118] (note).
- Jolly Farmer, Inn at Puttenham, [160].
- Kemsing, manor of, [226]; on map, [227].
- Kent, shape of, forces Old Road westward, [18]; causes complexity of tides in Straits of Dover, [31]-[32].
- Kentish Drover, the, [253] (note 1).
- King's Worthy, church of, passage of Old Road to south of, [110]; mentioned in Domesday, [121] (note); its situation on Old Road discussed, [120]-[125]; passed on our journey, [125].
- Kit's Coty House, referred to, [248] (note 1); visited, [253], [254].
- Knockholt Farm, east of Chilham, Old Road recovered at, [270].
- Land-fall, importance of, [52].
- Landlords, their conservation of antiquities, [82].
- Lead, mined in early times in the north, [19]; in the west, [20].
- Len, River, [259].
- Lenham, traces of flanking road above, [107]; church of, example of passage to north, [111]; passed, [257].
- Lime Pits, [Dorking], [Betchworth], etc., see under their separate names; a mark of Old Road, [192]-[193].
- London, growth of importance of as Roman rule failed, [65]; ousts Winchester, [87].
- Longnose Point, alluded to, [38].
- Lower Halling, a crossing of the Medway, its claims discussed, [248]-[249]; and map, [236].
- Lucy, Bishop of Winchester, renders Itchen navigable, [130].
- Lymington, as a harbour of Second Crossing, [54].
- Lympne. See [Portus Lemanis].
- Maiden Way, alluded to, [19].
- Marden Park, track of Old Road round, and map, [211].
- Margery Wood, passage of Old Road by, [198].
- Martyrs' Worthy, passed on journey, [125].
- Medina, river, as a harbour of the 'Second Crossing,' [54].
- Medstead, watershed near, mentioned, [113].
- Medway, River, crossing of, fully discussed, with map, [236]-[253].
- —— Valley of, view over, from Wrotham described, [231]-[233].
- Megalithic Monument. See [Kit's Coty House], [Addington], [Coldrum], etc.
- Mendips, their importance as a metallic centre, [20].
- Merstham, probable diversion of Old Road at, by Pilgrimage, [95] (note); example of church passed to south, [110].
- —— House, passage of Old Road through grounds of, [204].
- Metals, mined originally in West England, [19].
- Method of Reconstruction of Old Road, [100]-[104].
- Mole, river, point of crossing discussed, [181]-[183]; with map, [182].
- Monk's Hatch, passage of Old Road through, [162].
- Neolithic Man, his principal seat on green-sand south of North Downs, [23]; endurance of relics of, [73].
- North Country, not important in early times, [19].
- —— Downs, their position in scheme of prehistoric roads, [16]; the original and necessary platform of the Old Road, [24]-[25] (with map); view of these from Wrotham, [231]; 'funnel' formed by them at passage of Medway, [237]; road leaves them after Charing, [260].
- —— Street, place-name suggesting passage of Old Road, [137].
- Old Road, why the most important of English prehistoric roads, [17]-[24]; its first track sketched, [25]; why it ended at Canterbury, [31]-[42]; why it began at Winchester, [44]-[58]; short cut from Winchester to Farnham gradually superseded original western portion, [59]-[61] (with map); final form of, [62] (with map); causes of preservation of, [72]-[99]; proportion of known to unknown, [100]-[101] (with map); characteristics or 'habits' of, [104]-[113]. Its track from north gate of Winchester to King's Worthy, [120]-[125]; coincidence of, with modern road from King's Worthy to Itchen Stoke, [124]; arguments in favour of its crossing the Itchen at Itchen Stoke, [127]-[132]; recovering of lost portion in Ropley Valley, [132]-[136]; corresponds to high-road after Alton, causes of this, [149]-[154]; diversion at Puttenham, [158]; crosses Wey, [163]-[166]; passes St. Martha's, north of Weston Wood, Albury Park, [170]-[175]; crosses Mole at Pixham Mill, [180]-[183]; passes Betchworth Pits, [188]; lost after Merstham and recovered, [204]-[207]; discussion of track near Marden Park, [211]; and across Titsey Park, [214]-[216]; its loss after Chevening, [217]; typical section of, [225]-[230] (with map); its crossing of Medway discussed, [236]-[253]; clear along Downs to Charing, [256]-[260]; crosses Eastwell Park, Boughton Aluph, Godmersham, Chilham Park, [263]-[269]; lost for two miles east of Chilham, [270]-[271] (and map); passes Bigberry Camp, [273]; enters Canterbury by Westgate, [277].
- Old Wives' Lees, doubts as to passage of Old Road by, [270]-[271] (and map).
- Ordie, Domesday name for 'Worthy,' [121] (note).
- Ordnance Map, 6-inch to the mile, probably wrong in track of Roman Road from north gate of Winchester, [124] (note); error in track given from Arthur's Seat to Oxted railway cutting, [213].
- Ordnance Map, 1/2500, references to fields at Ropley, [138] (notes 1, 2, 3), [139] (note); at Puttenham, [158] (note); Weston Wood, [174] (note); doubts as to track given by it through Albury Park, [174]; recovery of Old Road after Gomshall, [177] (note); probable error east of Shere, [176]; crossing of Mole, [183] (note); crest of Colley Hill, [197]; error of, in regard to Gatton Park, [199] (note); Merstham to Quarry Hangers, [207] (note); east of Marden Park, [212] (note); east of Chevening, [218] (note); passage of Medway, [253] (note); error of, east and north of Eastwell Park, and east and north of Boughton Aluph church, [265]-[266] (notes 1 and 2).
- Otford, passage of Old Road through, [218]; battles of, [220]; palace of, [220], [221].
- Oxted, error caused by approach of pilgrimage to plain of, [95] (note).
- Oxted Railway Cutting, track of Old Road from Marden Park to, [211]-[212] (and map).
- Paddlesworth, passage of Old Road, [253] (note 1).
- Palace of Archbishops of Canterbury at Otford, [220]-[223].
- Park, [Albury], [Monk's Hatch], [Denbies], [Gatton], [Merstham], [Titsey], [Chevening], [Stede Hill], [Eastwell], [Godmersham], [Chilham]. See under these names.
- Pebble Combe, passage of Old Road across, [194]-[196] (and map).
- Pilgrimage, to shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury, preserves the Old Road, [76]-[81]; change of date of, [91]; rapid development of, [91]-[92]; ancient sites restored by, [93]; but also prehistoric track sometimes confused by list of places so affected, [96] (and note); example at Ropley of its recovery of Old Road, [136] (and note); confuses record of passing of River Mole, [181]; diversion caused to Road after Merstham, [205]; and Old Wives' Lees, [271].
- Pilgrim's Lane, near Merstham, [205].
- Pixham Mill, Old Road crosses Mole at, [182] (map), and 183 (note).
- Porchester, example of Roman use of 'Second Crossing,' [55].
- Portsmouth, as a harbour of the 'Second Crossing,' [54].
- Portus Adurni, possibly origin of a track to London, [200]; doubts on its equivalence to Shoreham, [200].
- Portus Lemanis, the modern Lympne, perhaps original of Old Road, [27]; its connection with the earliest crossing of the Straits, [35].
- Puttenham, apparent exception to straightness of Old Road at, mentioned, [105]; example of church passed to south, [110]; medieval market at, [158]; diversion of Old Road at, discussed, [159]-[161] (and map); neolithic and bronze remains at, [161].
- Quarley Hill, on original track of Old Road, [27].
- Quarry Hangers, east of Red Hill, too steep to take Old Road, [205], [206]; arrival at summits of, [207].
- Ramsgate, one of modern harbours on northern shore of Straits, its artificial character, [36].
- Reconstruction of Old Road. See '[Method].'
- Reculvers, one of original harbours in connection with crossing Straits of Dover, [35].
- Reef, of Calvados, [50]; off Ventnor, [55].
- Reformation, effect of, on Old Road, [221]-[224].
- Reigate, derivation of name of, and relation to Old Road, [199].
- Religion, effect of a road on development of, [7]; effect of Dark Ages on, in Britain, [80]; preserves and recovers Old Road, [92]-[94].
- Representative System, monastic origin of, [86].
- Richborough, one of original harbours on northern shore of the Straits, [35] (Rutupiae); alternative harbour in original crossing, [36].
- Road, the, primeval importance of, [4]-[5].
- —— Old. See '[Old Road].'
- Road, Roman. See '[Roman Road].'
- —— Flanking. See '[Flanking Roads].'
- —— Turnpike. See '[Turnpike].'
- Roads, prehistoric, in England, correspond to five hill ranges, [15] (with map); difficulty of recovering, [74]-[75]; especially preserved in Britain, [78]; and their destruction in twelfth century, [84], [85].
- Roman Britain, imperfect occupation of, [76], [77].
- Roman Coins, discovery of, at Gatton, [203]; at Boxley, [253] (note 2).
- Roman Remains, near Itchen Abbas, [126] (and note); near Farnham, [153]; at Colley Farm and Walton Heath, [197]; at Titsey Park, [214]; at Lower Halling, Snodland, Burham, Little Culand, [251]; Plaxtol and Thurnham, Boxley, [253] (note 2).
- Roman Road, definite character of a, [74]; from Winchester to Silchester, site of, [119], [124] (and note); conjectural from Portus Adurni to London, [200]; at base of Upwood Scrubbs, [208].
- Ropley, passage of Pilgrimage through, and position on Old Road, [136] (and note); valley of, track of Old Road through, [137] (map).
- Rutupiae. See [Reculvers].
- Rye, one of original harbours on northern shores of Straits, [35].
- St. Catherine's Chapel, near Guildford, discussed in connection with passage of River Wey, [163]-[165].
- —— Down, in Isle of Wight. See '[Isle of Wight].'
- —— Hill, camp at Winchester, compared to Bigberry Camp, [70].
- St. Martha's, doubtful whether passed to north or south, [110]; derivation of name, [170]; described, passed, [172].
- St. Swithin, his shrine at Winchester, [71].
- St. Thomas à Becket, his shrine at Canterbury destroys that of St. Swithin at Winchester, [71]; pilgrimage to tomb of, see '[Pilgrimage]'; his martyrdom, turning-point of twelfth century, [89]; date of martyrdom, jubilee and translation, [91]; his chapel at Reigate, [200].
- Salisbury Plain, area of convergence of prehistoric roads, [16].
- Sandwich, one of harbours on northern shore of Straits, [35].
- Scilly Isles, their identification with Cassiterides doubtful, [20].
- 'Second Crossing,' passage of Channel from Cotentin to Wight so called, [46]; its advantages, [48]; map of, [49]; high land marking either shore, [50]-[51]; great advantage of its English harbours, [55]; the direct route to the centre at Salisbury Plain, [56]; principal cause of development of Winchester, [ibid].
- Seale, church of, passage of Old Road as near as possible to south of, [110]; passed, [157].
- Seine, estuary of, its importance in production of Second Crossing, [48], [49] (and map).
- Severn, valley of, importance as metallic centre, [20].
- Shalford, Becket's fair at, [158]; passage of Wey at, discussed, [164]-[167] (and map).
- Shere, church of, passage of Old Road to south of, doubtful, [110]; probable track of Old Road through, described, [175].
- Shoelands, passed on journey, [157]; significance of name, [157].
- Shrines, of Winchester and Canterbury compared, [71]; of St. Thomas à Becket. See '[St Thomas].'
- Snodland, church of, passage of Old Road to south of, [110]; crossing of Medway at, discussed, [248]-[253] (and map), [236].
- South Country, originally wealthiest portion of the island, [23], [24].
- Southampton Water, Solent, and Spithead, regarded as one harbour, north of 'Second Crossing,' [55].
- South Downs, their position in scheme of prehistoric roads, [16].
- Stane Street, example of evidences of a Roman road, [74]; disuse in Middle Ages, [87]; crosses Mole at Burford Bridge, [185].
- Stoke, meaning of, in place-names, [127].
- Stonehenge, and Avebury, mark convergence of prehistoric roads, [16]; original starting-point of Old Road, [27].
- Stour, River, importance of in development of Canterbury, [42], [43]; compared to Itchen, [68], [69]; source in Lenham, [259]; entry of Old Road into valley of, [260], [262].
- Straits of Dover, importance of, to England alluded to, [17]; discussed at length, [29]-[40]; complexity of tides in, [32]; opposite shores visible, [32]; original harbours of, [35]; original crossing of, [37]-[39].
- Street, [Stane], [Ermine], [Watling]. See under these names.
- Street, in place-names indicates passage of a road, [136] (and note 2).
- Swegen, his march through the Worthies, [126].
- Thomas à Becket, St. See '[St. Thomas].'
- Ticino, example of advantage of partial isolation, [30].
- Tide, multiplicity of harbours due to their complexity, [31]-[32]; in Straits of Dover, [37]-[39]; limit of, on Stour, [43]; and on Itchen, forming Canterbury and Winchester, [68]; political importance of limit of, e.g. at Snodland, [252].
- Tin, mined originally in Cornwall, [20].
- Titsey Church, old, example of church passed to south by Old Road, [110]; passed on journey, [216].
- —— Park, discoveries in, mentioned, [82]; flanking road on hills to east of, [107]; Roman remains of, and passage of Old Road through, [214].
- Towns, inland, advantages for defence over seaports, [67]; avoided by Old Road, exceptions to this, [149].
- Trottescliffe. See [Coldrum].
- Turnpike Roads, second cause of preservation of Old Road, [76], [95].
- Twelfth Century, revolution of the, [84]-[87].
- Upwood Scrubbs, near Caterham, Old Road lost in, [208].
- Valleys, examples of advantages of partial isolation, [31]; of [Wey], [Itchen], [Darent], [Medway], etc. See under these names.
- Varne, sand-buoy, alluded to, [37].
- Walton Heath, Roman remains at, [197].
- Watershed, method of crossing one, [60]-[61]; that between Itchen and Wey, [61]-[62] (and map); proximity of, to Medstead, [113]; direct approach to, an argument for Itchen Stoke Ford, [131]; also for coincidence of Old Road with Brisland Lane, [135]; how approached from Ropley valley, [137] (and map); passed on journey, [140]; map of, in detail, [143]; of Medway and Stour, [259].
- Watling Street, alluded to, [18]; preserved when others disappeared in twelfth and thirteenth centuries, [86].
- Wells, in churches, list of, [57] (note).
- Welsh Road, preserved, like the Old Road, by turnpikes, [95]-[96].
- West Country, importance of, in early times, [19]-[22]; spirit of, [21].
- Weston, or Albury Wood, Old Road passes to north of, [106] (note); this part of road described in journey, [173].
- Weston Street, old name for Albury, significant of passage of Old Road, [136] (note 2).
- West Street, near Lenham, place-name significant of passage of Old Road, [136] (note 2).
- Wey River, discussion of how crossed by Old Road near Shalford, [164]-[167] (and map).
- —— valley of, forms Winchester to Farnham road, [60]; its geological conditions beyond Alton, [152] (and note); coincidence of Old and modern road in, [149]-[152] (and map); Roman remains in, [153].
- Whitchurch, on original track of Old Road, [27].
- Whiteways, point in Hog's Back where Old Road branches from Turnpike, [156].
- Wight, Isle of. See '[Isle of Wight].'
- Winchelsea, one of original harbours on northern shore of Straits, [35].
- Winchester, why the origin of Old Road in its final form, causes of development of, [45]-[57]; inland town of the Second Crossing, [56]; great age of, [56]; compared to Chartres, [57]; compared with Canterbury, [66]-[71]; beginning of decay of, after twelfth century, [87]; arrangement of Roman streets in, [117]; site of north gate of, [118].
- Winds, prevailing in Straits of Dover, [33]; effect of, on original crossing, [34]; prevailing, of 'Second Crossing,' [48] (map), [49].
- Worthies, [Headbourne], [King's], [Martyrs']. See under these names.
- Wrotham, relation of, to Old Road, [226]-[227] (and map); view from, [231]-[233].
- Wye, in Kent, why unsuitable as a centre for Kentish ports, [42]-[44].
- Yaldham, relation of, to Old Road, [226], [227] (and map).
- Yarmouth, in Isle of Wight one of harbours of Second Crossing, [54].
- Yews, often mark Old Road, [103]; indicate recovery of road at Box Hill, [186].
- Yew Walk, at Albury, mentioned, [174].
- York, why Roman capital, [65].
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