. The earth and its inhabitants ... 8 THE BRITISH ISLES. are almost the sole occupations, and the county is noted for its wool, its cider, andits bops. Hereford, the county town, occupies a central position on the river Wye, andis one of the ancient gateways of Wales, formerly strong-ly fortified. Fiverailways converge upon it, and its trade in corn, timber, and bops is very con-siderable. The cathedral, founded in the eleventh century, and restored by SirG. Scott, is one of the most interesting buildings of that kind in England,exhibiting various styles of architecture, from Norman to decorat
. The earth and its inhabitants ... 8 THE BRITISH ISLES. are almost the sole occupations, and the county is noted for its wool, its cider, andits bops. Hereford, the county town, occupies a central position on the river Wye, andis one of the ancient gateways of Wales, formerly strong-ly fortified. Fiverailways converge upon it, and its trade in corn, timber, and bops is very con-siderable. The cathedral, founded in the eleventh century, and restored by SirG. 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 between Fiff. 67.—IlEREroRD 1313 and 1320. Hereford has not only played a part in the historj of science,but it was likewise the birthplace of Garrick, and there Mrs. Siddons and Kemblecommenced their dramatic career. Lugwardine, a village to the east of Hereford, near the mouth of the Lugg,has a pottery and tile works. Ascending the Lugg, we reach Leominster, atown very important during the Heptarchy, with a fine old church, the remainsof a priory, and several timbered houses. Leather gloves and coarse woollen stuffsare made here. Kington is a market town on the Arrow, which joins the Luggfrom the west, whilst Bromyard is the principal town in the valley of the Frome,the eastern tributary of the Lugg. Boss, on the Wye below Hereford, is a picturesque town much frequented bytourists, and well known as the birthplace of John Kyrle, Popes Man of Ptoss,who was buried in the parish church in 1724. SOMEESETSHIEE. 119 A small portion of the east of the county is drained by the Leddo
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