BLACK'S GUIDE

TO THE

SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES

OF ENGLAND.

DORSETSHIRE, DEVON, AND CORNWALL.

With Maps and Illustrations.

EDINBURGH:

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK.

1862.

EDINBURGH PRINTED BY R. AND R. CLARK.

CONTENTS.

DORSETSHIRE.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Statistics-Antiquities-Gentlemen's Seats-Celebrated Men-Geological

Characteristics

ROUTE I.-ALONG THE COAST FROM POOLE TO LYME REGIS.

Duriston Head-St. Aldhelm's Head-Kimmeridge Bay-WEYMOUTH-Port-

land Hill-Abbotsbury-BRIDPORT-LYME REGIS

ROUTE II.-RINGWOOD TO DORCHESTER.

BY LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

Conford Magna-Wimborne Minster-Poole Junction-Wareham-East

Stoke-Wool-Woodsford-West Stafford-DORCHESTER

Grimstone-Maiden Newton-Evershot-Yetminster-YEOVIL

Branch Route-From Maiden Newton to Bridport

PAGE

3-5

5-38

38-65

39-44

48-50

50-54

56-59

65-69

69-70

71-76

72-73

73-74

PAGE

ROUTE IV.-YEOVIL TO SALISBURY.

BY ROAD.

SHERBORNE-Milborne Port-Hensbridge Ash-Stallbridge-SHAFTESBURY

ROUTE I.-ALONG THE COAST-LYME REGIS TO PLYMOUTH.

1. LYME REGIS TO DAWLISH.

Seaton-Sidmouth-ExMOUTH-Topsham-Exminster-Powderham-Star-

cross-DAWLISH

II. DAWLISH TO DARTMOUTH.

Teignmouth-TORQUAY-Paignton-Brixham-Berry Head-Froward Point

-DARTMOUTH

III. DARTMOUTH TO PLYMOUTH.

Tor Cross-Start Point-Prawle Point-Bolt Head-Bolt Tail-Erme River

-Stoke Point-PLYMOUTH

ROUTE II.-PORTLAND TO LYNTON.

ALONG THE COAST.

Clovelly-Bar Harbour-Baggy Point-Morthoe-Morte Point-Bull Point

-Ilfracombe-Combe Martin-Martinhoe-LYNTON

ROUTE III.-AXMINSTER TO EXETER.

BY RAIL.

Colyton-Honiton-Ottery Road-Whimple-Broad Clyst-EXETER

Branch Route-From Honiton to Budleigh-Salterton

76-83

83-85

87-88

92-93

97-106

106-119

119-144

144-160

160-191

166-170

171-172

191-193

194-197