. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Cirencester is the principal town in that part of the county which is drainedinto the Thames. It is a place of great antiquity, the Coriniiwi of the Romans,and its museum contains numerous Roman antiquities found in the carries on a large trade in wool and corn. Near it stands the RoyalAgricultural College. Lechlade, near the confluence of the Colne and Lech withthe Thames, and at the eastern termination of the Thames and Severn Canal, is aplace of some traffic, but the other market towns in the north-eastern portion of thecounty e
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Cirencester is the principal town in that part of the county which is drainedinto the Thames. It is a place of great antiquity, the Coriniiwi of the Romans,and its museum contains numerous Roman antiquities found in the carries on a large trade in wool and corn. Near it stands the RoyalAgricultural College. Lechlade, near the confluence of the Colne and Lech withthe Thames, and at the eastern termination of the Thames and Severn Canal, is aplace of some traffic, but the other market towns in the north-eastern portion of thecounty enjoy only local importance. The chief amongst them are Northleach,Winchcomhe, Chipping Cumpden, and Stoic-on-the-Wold. Herefordshire, an inland county, has a surface beautifully diversified byhills, and set ofi* to the greatest advantage by luxuriant woods. The Wye inter-sects it from the north-west to the south-east, and is joined about the centre of thecounty by the Lugg, draining its northern half. Agriculture and cattle-breeding. 118 THE BEITISH ISLES. are almost the sole occupations, and the county is noted for its wool, its cider, andits hops. Hereford, the county town, occupies a central position on the river Wye, andis one of the ancient gateways of Wales, formerly strongly fortified. Fiverailways converge upon it, and its trade in corn, timber, and hops is very con-siderable. The cathedral, founded in the eleventh century, and restored by SirGr, Scott, is one of the most interesting buildings of that kind in England,exhibiting various styles of architecture, from Norman to decorated work. Togeographers more especially it is interesting, for in its chapter library is preservedone of the most valuable maps of the world which have come to us from theMiddle Ages. M. dAvezac, who has carefully studied this curious document,which transports monkeys to Norway, scorpions to the banks of the Rhine, andaurochs to Provence, believes that it originated in 1314, or at all events be
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