. The railroad book of England: historical, topographical and picturesque; descriptive of the cities, towns, country seats, and other subjects of local interest. With a brief sketch of the lines in Scotland and Wales . formerly a priory, or minsterin this place, from the niins of which the church is built. In the churcli-yard there are two yew-trees, whose supposed age is 800 years. LytchetBeacon, on Chronse Hill, commands an extensive view of Poole Harbour,Downsee, the Isle of Piubeck, and its neighbourhood. Lytchet House, Sir Claude Scott, Bart.; Post Green House, H. House,Esq.; Manor House,
. The railroad book of England: historical, topographical and picturesque; descriptive of the cities, towns, country seats, and other subjects of local interest. With a brief sketch of the lines in Scotland and Wales . formerly a priory, or minsterin this place, from the niins of which the church is built. In the churcli-yard there are two yew-trees, whose supposed age is 800 years. LytchetBeacon, on Chronse Hill, commands an extensive view of Poole Harbour,Downsee, the Isle of Piubeck, and its neighbourhood. Lytchet House, Sir Claude Scott, Bart.; Post Green House, H. House,Esq.; Manor House, W. R. Fryer, Esq.; Organ House, Thomas Cox, m. further, Lytchet Travers. A scattered village, in which there is achurch of ancient structiuc, in good repair, with a tower of four bells, andsome good altar tombs. Manor House, H. D. Trenchard, Esq. Tliishouse stands on an elevated situation, in the midst of an extensive andpicturesque lawn, or pleasure-groimd, of park-like character and appearance,and is visible at a distance of several miles. It commands fiue views of thesurrounding country, with the Purbeck HiUs in the extreme distance. 4 m. N. Bloxworth. Bloxworth House, George Morant, Esq. 2 ,. CirARLBOROUGH PARK, JOHN SAMUEL W. S. , KSQ. X 2 156 LONDON TO DORCHESTER. heroically defended by Lady Baiikes and her daughter: assisted only by herdomestics, she endiucd a siege for six weeks, and sustained a loss of twomen oidy, and preserved the castle for the King. Li 1G45 it was a^ainbesieged by the forces under Fairfax, when, oOing to the treachery ot anofficer of the garrison, it was taken and demolished. The remains of thisstupendous edifice are extremely interesting, and plauily mdicate its formerprodigious strength. Encombe House, Earl of Eldon. The house occu-pies the bottom of a very deep vale that opens to the British Chaimel. Thesituation is extremely line, and a piece of water near the house is sohai)pily managed as to have the appearance, from
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