. The Civil War in Worcestershire, 1642-1646, and the Scotch invasion of 1651 . , crossing the Teme at Ham Bridge,through Clifton-on-Teme to Tenbury, and then into Shrop-shire. On this road is the Tenbury Bridge over the this was damaged in 1615, the town of Tenburyasked the Sessions to help to repair it, as it was the greatthoroughfare from most places in Wales to the City ofLondon.* (5 ) The road from Worcester crossing the Severn, pro-ceeding by Cotheridge, Broadwas, across the Teme atKnightsford Bridge, and so on to Bromyard, thence toHereford and Wales. Along this road the troop
. The Civil War in Worcestershire, 1642-1646, and the Scotch invasion of 1651 . , crossing the Teme at Ham Bridge,through Clifton-on-Teme to Tenbury, and then into Shrop-shire. On this road is the Tenbury Bridge over the this was damaged in 1615, the town of Tenburyasked the Sessions to help to repair it, as it was the greatthoroughfare from most places in Wales to the City ofLondon.* (5 ) The road from Worcester crossing the Severn, pro-ceeding by Cotheridge, Broadwas, across the Teme atKnightsford Bridge, and so on to Bromyard, thence toHereford and Wales. Along this road the troops sent with^Lord Stamford to occupy Hereford in 1642 returned,t andCharles L marched along it to relieve Hereford in 1645. (6 ) The road from Worcester going south along the eastbank of the river (the Bath) road, passing through Kempsey,Severn Stoke, to Tewkesbury and Glouc-ester. It was alongthis road Waller advanced to attack Worcester in 1643. There were other important roads, but they were more of .Sessions Records, March, 1615, p. 212. f Archfeologia, xxxv., 332. UJ 3:o. \0 o ^ ) I. \ \ CTi I. oQ: 3^t3 to O S h •5 ^ «j CIVIL WAR, 1642. 9 local importance, or else served as alternative routes. Thusthe road on the west bank of the Severn, through Powickand Hanley Castle to Upton, by which Fiennes cavalryretreated after Powick, and by which Fleetwood advancedat the Battle of Worcester. The road leading out of theOxford Road at Spetchley, and going by Upton Snodsbury toInkberrow and Alcester, the road by \vhich Fiennes advancedto attack Worcester in September, 1642. As all these roads■converged at Worcester, and as they were practically the onlymodes of communication with other parts of England andWales, the importance of Worcester as a centre is obvious. This must not be considered as in any way a list of either themain or the important roads of the County. There wereothers, such as the road from Droitwich to Feckenham,through the Old Feckenham Forest, along which the Sc
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