. A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions ; and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bouroughs, bishoprics, universities, and colleges, and of the seals of the various municipal corporations. the manu-facture of woollen caps; at present, there is an exten-sive factory for sacking, and a little business is carriedon in wool-combing. A canal from Woodmill, abouttwo miles above the Itche
. A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions ; and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bouroughs, bishoprics, universities, and colleges, and of the seals of the various municipal corporations. the manu-facture of woollen caps; at present, there is an exten-sive factory for sacking, and a little business is carriedon in wool-combing. A canal from Woodmill, abouttwo miles above the Itchen ferry, near Southampton,supplies the town with coal and the heavier articles ofmerchandise ; and a station on the London and South-western railway is situated near the western extremityof the city. The market-days are Wednesday and Satur-day, the latter for corn. The market-house, erected in1772, is a handsome building, in every respect adaptedto its use : the corn-exchange, at the north end of Jewry-street, built in 1838, affords excellent accommodation,and is a considerable ornament to the town. The fairsare on the first Monday in Lent, on August 2nd, Sep-tember 12th, and October 24th, for horses and pedlery :the first and last take place in the city, and the twoothers on the hills immediately adjoining; the Septem-ber fair, which is held on St. Giless Hill, is a very Winchester received itsfirst regular charter of in-corporation from HenryII., in 1184, twenty-twoyears before London wasincorporated ; and amongthe privileges conferred bythat monarch, was the super-intendence of the royalkitchen and laundry at theceremony of the kings coro-nation. This charter was „,, „ „ .n j j j j u la Corporation and extended by r succeeding sovereigns, and remodelled by Queen Eliza-beth ; but the corporation now consists of a mayor, sixaldermen, and 18 councillors, under the act 5th and 6thof William IV., cap. 76. The borough is divided intothree
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