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Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset, and of Its Antedeluvian Bone Caverns, With a Geological Sketch of the
Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset and of Its Antedeluvian Bone Caverns With a Geological Sketch of the Author:John Rutter Title: Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset, and of Its Antedeluvian Bone Caverns, With a Geological Sketch of the District General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1829 Original Publisher: Printed and published by the author Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. ... more »It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Part of a Monastic Barn at Worle, CHAP. II. . Lo; vG Ashtox, Ashtun Court, Camp, Ashlon Theynes -- Lower Court, Church. -- Flax BouR'roaf, Belmont. -- Barruwgovrnay, Court House, Church. -- Backwell, Church. -- CaEi. rr, Court House, Church. -- Nailsea, Heath, Court House. -- Brockley, Brockley Hall, Paintings, Carriage Drive, Church, Brockley Coomb. -- Congresbury, Church, Charitable Bequests. -- Puxton. -- Worle, Church, Monastic Barn. LONG ASHTON is a village of considerable extent, inhabited by many of the retired citizens of Bristol. It is pleasantly situated between two and three miles from that city, in a rich and wooded vale, having the lofty ridge of Dundry to the south, and a corresponding range of hills, commencing at the disjointed cliffs of St. Vincent, to screen it on the north. Itis celebrated for its extensive strawberry gardens, which are much frequented during the season by numerous parties from Bristol. The turnpike road from Bristol to Weston runs through the whole length of this village, forming, in many places, a commanding terrace, overlooking a pleasing variety of hill and vale, finely wooded, and interspersed with gentlemen's seats. The upper road to Clevedon turns off towards the north near the turnpike, and passes on the south side of Rownham Lodge, till it reaches the summit of the hill, from which an extensive view is obtained of the city of Bristol, C...« less