. 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 . of a large park, andcommanding a fhie view of the surrouncHng coimtry. Blackwood HaU,James ChaUeuor, Esq.; Horton HaU, Josiah Gaunt, Esq. Rtjshton. At this place is a small spring, caUed St. Helens, well whichhas a plentiful supply of water, that joined to another of equal force theyfiU a reservoir large enough to turn a cotton miU. A singidar fact isrelated of this well: someti
. 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 . of a large park, andcommanding a fhie view of the surrouncHng coimtry. Blackwood HaU,James ChaUeuor, Esq.; Horton HaU, Josiah Gaunt, Esq. Rtjshton. At this place is a small spring, caUed St. Helens, well whichhas a plentiful supply of water, that joined to another of equal force theyfiU a reservoir large enough to turn a cotton miU. A singidar fact isrelated of this well: sometimes after a constant discharge of water foreight or ten years it wUl suddenly become dry, this happciiiug in wet asweU as dry seasons, and always in the begiuuiiig of May when the springsare commonly esteemed higiiest, and so it usuaUy continues untU theNovember foUowing. OAKAMOOB {continued). IT m. rEOGHALLSTATION. 15 m. CHEDDLE-TON STA. 16 m. LEEK STA. 18 m. BUDTAKDSTATION. 21 m. 23 m. BOSLEYSTATION. Junction with theMacclesfield Rail. UTTOXETER TO MACCLESFIELD. 387 OAKAMOOR {continued). 11 m. FKOGHALLSTATION. 15 m. CHEDDLE-TON STA. 16 m. LEEK STA. 18 m. EUDTAEDSTATION. 21 in. 23 m. BOSLETSTATION. Junction with theMacclesfield Rail. ILAM HALL, J. WATTS KUSSELL, ESQ. The site of this buildiug is most happily chosen, its to^vers, turrets,and embattled parapets rise proudly out of an angular valley bounded andenclosed on all sides, save the front, by hills of nearly a mountains heightin appearance, darkened and shaded by the sombre foliage and hue ot anoverhanging wood. i m. E. Eroghall. 2 m. further, Upper Cottam. li m. N. Ipstones. Belmont Hall, Thomas Sneyd, Esq. 1 m. E. Ashenliurst Hall. 2 m. further, Onecote. i m. E. Leek, a market-town, in the county of Stafford, situated on theriver Churnet. Area of parish, 34,370 a. The town lies in a valley of themoor lands, a hilly district, and has a mkture of ancient and modern housesof a very respec
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