Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 / Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set.

by Thomas Dugdale

Map	Names of Places		County	Number of Miles From						Dist. Lond.	Popul ation.
18	Anstey[A]	pa	Herts	Barkway	3	Buntingford	4	Stocking Pel.	4	33	417
23	Anstey	chap	Leicester	Leicester	4	Mount Sorrel	5	Loughboro'	8	100	850
39	Anstey	pa	Warwick	Coventry	5	Nuneaton	6	Rugby	10	93	268
41	Anstey	pa	Wilts	Hindon	5	Shaftesbury	6	Wilton	9	95	348
11	Anstey, East	pa	Devon	Dulverton	3	S. Moulton	10	Bampton	6	169	166
11	Anstey, West	pa	Devon	...	4	...	9	...	7	169	226
45	Anston	to & pa	W.R. York	Worksop	6	Tickhill	7	Sheffield	10	152	776
8	Anthony, St.	pa	Cornwall	Falmouth	5	Helston	8	Lizard Point	12	275	300
8	Anthony, St.	pa	Cornwall	St. Mawes	2	Falmouth	3	Truro	9	270	144
27	Antingham	pa	Norfolk	N. Walsham	3	Cromer	6	Aylesham	6	126	248
8	Anthony, West, or St.Jacobs[B]	pa	Cornwall	Devonport	4	Saltash	4	St. Germains	3	123	3099
7	Antrobus	to	Chester	Northwich	4	Warrington	8	Frodsham	11	179	476
24	Anwick	pa	Lincoln	Sleaford	5	Tattershall	8	Metheringh	9	120	235
28	Apethorpe	chap	Northamp	Wandesford	4	Stamford	7	Oundle	6	84	297
24	Apley	chap	Lincoln	Wragby	2	Lincoln	10	Horncastle	12	143	152
15	Apperley	ham	Gloucester	Tewkesbury	4	Cheltenham	6	Glocester	6	104	401
24	Appleby[C]	pa	Lincoln	Glandford B.	7	Burton	5	Barton	8	163	517

[A] ANSTEY. In this village are the remains of a castle, built in the Ruins of a Castle. reign of the Conqueror, by Eustace, Earl of Boulogne, for the purpose of keeping the English in greater subjection; it was demolished in the time of Henry III., and the parish church formed of its materials. The moat surrounding the mount upon which the keep was built, with additional works made in the reign of King John, still remains. In the south aisle of the church is an ancient monument, with the effigies, as traditionally reported, of Richard de Anstre the founder. The Roman road called Ermine Street, passes through this village.

[B] ST. ANTHONY, consists of the two manors of East and West Anthony, formerly in the Dawney family, but now in that of the Carews. East Anthony House, the seat of the Right Hon. Reginald Pole Carew, M.P., is situated on a branch of the Lynher Creek, nearly opposite Trematon Mount Edgecomb. Castle. It is a large square building, of Pentuan stone, finished by Gibbs the architect, about the year 1721. This mansion contains a respectable collection of old portraits, amongst which is one of Richard Carew, the historian, with a device of a diamond on an anvil, with a hammer suspended over it. The church contains several monuments well Seat of the Carew family. deserving attention. Besides numerous memorials of the Carew family, there is in the chancel, the form of a lady, on a brass plate, beneath an elegant gothic canopy, in memory of Margery Arundell, who died Lady of the Manor in the early part of the fifteenth century. Sir Alexander Carew, a gentleman of large property, and one of the representatives of the county, at the commencement of the civil wars, being averse to the measures of the court, and having been intrusted by Parliament with the command of St. Michael's Island and Fort, he attempted to deliver them into the King's Sir A. Crew beheaded. possession; but the design being discovered to the Parliament, he was suddenly seized and carried prisoner to Plymouth, and there the women were so enraged against him, that it was with difficulty he was rescued from their vengeance. From thence he was conveyed by sea to London, where he was expelled by the Commons, and being tried by a court-martial, was found guilty and beheaded on Tower Hill, December 23, 1644. West Anthony, or St. Jacobs. This is a very pleasing village, which has risen into importance from its proximity to the towns of Devonport, Plymouth and Stonehouse; it is a favourite residence of the officers connected with the dockyards and navy at these important towns. Near this place is Mount Edgecomb, the residence of the Earl of that title; it is celebrated for the beauty of its situation, near the sea, and being a much admired stroll for the inhabitants of, and visitors to Plymouth.

[C] APPLEBY is situate on the river Ancholme, which rises in the wolds near Market Raisin, whence, it takes a northerly direction near Glandford Bridge, it is navigable to the Humber for barges of small burden. That very ancient British road—the Ermine-street—passes through the village. This line of road was afterwards adopted by the Romans; it enters the county to the west of Stamford, and preserving nearly a due northerly direction, passing through the city of Lincoln, continues its course to the banks of the Humber; it is cast up to a great height, and is in some places seven yards in breadth.

Map	Names of Places		County	Number of Miles From						Dist. Lond.	Popul ation.
10	Appleby, G. & Lit.[A]	pa	Derb. & Leic.	Ashby	6	M. Bosworth	7	Atherstone	7	112	1150
40	Appleby[B]	m.t. & pa	Westmor	Brough	8	Penrith	14	Orton	9	270	1459

[A] APPLEBY, a populous village, which connects the four counties of Leicester, Derby, Stafford, and Warwick. Here is a free grammar school for 100 boys, founded by Sir John Moore, in 1697.

[B] APPLEBY. This town is situated on the river Eden, by which it is almost surrounded, and by some antiquaries it is supposed to occupy the site of the Roman station Aballaba. It has been the county town since the reign of Edward the Confessor. It is governed by a Mayor, Aldermen, and capital Burgesses; the Mayor having authority to arrest for any sum without limitation. Appleby did send two representatives to Parliament, but has been disfranchised by the Reform Bill. It has many times been assailed by the Scots, who burnt it in 1388; and in 1598 it Burnt by the Scots. suffered seriously by a pestilence, from which time it has never recovered its former size and consequence. The town at present consists of one broad street, built irregularly on the slope of a hill, at the upper part of which stands the castle, which is of early Norman, if not of Saxon origin; and at the lower end the parish church. The ancient market houses or cloisters, were pulled down in 1811, and a handsome gothic building, erected by Smirke, in their stead. Here are also a town-hall and gaol; and at each end of the town stands a stone obelisk or cross. Appleby received charters from Hen. II., John, and Hen. III., all which were given up to James II., since which period it has subsisted as a borough by prescription. Crackenthorpe Hall, a manorial residence in this parish, was from the earliest period of authenticated record, the mansion of the Machels, a Saxon family, who eventually alienated it to the late Earl of Lonsdale. Near this seat, which is at present neglected, is a Roman camp 300 yards long and 150 yards broad, with three entrances, and a watch tower or fort, at the distance of bow-shot. Appleby has produced some eminent characters, among whom should be noticed Thomas de Veripont, Bishop of Carlisle, in 1255. Thomas de Appleby, Bishop of Carlisle, in 1363. Roger de Appleby, Bishop of Ossory, Eminent characters born here. in 1404; and Dr. Christopher Potter, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, Prebendary of Windsor, and Dean of Worcester; the last named was vice-chancellor of Oxford when the civil wars of Charles I. broke out, and sent all his plate to the king, stating that he would drink as Diogenes did, from the hollow of his hand, before his majesty should want. Here is a free Grammar School, richly endowed, which is open to all the children of the town upon paying 2s. 6d. per quarter to the Master; and also five scholarships, founded by the Earl of Thanet at Queen's College, Oxford, and entitled to participate in five exhibitions of £60. per annum at the same college, on the foundation of Lady Elizabeth Hastings. An Hospital for thirteen widows, founded by the celebrated Anne, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery, heiress of the Cliffords, the possessors of the castle for several centuries; by the marriage of whose eldest daughter it became the property of the family of Tufton, Earl of Thanet. The main portion of the present castle which is of a square form, was built in 1686 out of the ruins of a part of the former, by Thomas, Earl of Thanet. Appleby Castle survived the attacks of the Parliamentary Army, under the Appleby castle. influence of its owner, the aforesaid Countess Anne, but was compelled to yield in 1648. The church of St. Lawrence, which was partly built by the same spirited lady, contains a noble monument to her memory. The market is one of the best supplied with corn in its vicinity. It however possesses but little trade, and no manufacture of importance.

Market, Saturday—Mail arrives at 1½ A.M., departs 11¼ P.M.—Fairs, October 7 and 8, for sheep, &.C; November 24, for sheep and oxen; November 5, for pigs.

Map	Names of Places		County	Number of Miles From						Dist. Lond.	Popul ation.
11	Appledore	pa	Devon	Bideford	2	Torrington	11	Barnstaple	7	204	1450
21	Appledore[A]	m.t. & pa	Kent	Tenterden	4	New Romney	7	Rye	6	61	698
38	Appledram	pa	Sussex	Chichester	2	Portsmouth	16	Petersfield	13	64	188
16	Appledurcombe	ham	Hants	Newport	6	Niton	3	Shanklin	3	91
5	Appleford	chap	Berks	Abingdon	4	Dorchester	3	Wallingford	6	52	179
16	Appleshaw,[B]	vil. & chap	Hants	Ludgershall	4	Andover	5	Salisbury	18	68	355
40	Applethwaite[C]	to	Westmor	Ambleside	5	Bowness	3	Kendall	8	270	417
4	Appleton[D]	to & pa	Berks	Abingdon	5	Oxford	6	Wantage	10	61	441
22	Appleton	to	Lancashire	Warrington	7	Prescot	5	Liverpool	11	195	1439
44	Appleton	to	N.R. York	Catterick	3	Richmond	4	Bedale	6	228	83
43	Appleton-le-Moors	to	N.R. York	Pickering	5	Kirkby	3	Helmsley	8	231	269
43	Appleton-le-Street	to	N.R. York	New Malton	4	Pickering	7	York	18	218	860
46	Appleton-Roebuck	to	N.R. York	York	7	Selby	8	Tadcaster	5	189	538
44	Appleton-on-Wisk	to	N.R. York	Yarm	7	Northallerton	7	Darlington	11	232	553
30	Appletree	ham	Northamp	Banbury	7	Daventry	10	Southam	9	77	83
44	Appletrewick[E]	to	N.R. York	Skipton	8	Settle	16	Burnsall	1	224	425

[A] APPLEDORE is situated on the banks of the river Rother, in the hundred of Blackburn, lathe of Scray, and was a place of some maritime Principally inhabited by Graziers. consequence in the reign of Alfred. The town is at present chiefly inhabited by graziers and others employed in the marshes, to which it is very near. The church is built on the foundation of a castle or fort, which had been erected by the Danes, who sailed up to this town in the year 893.