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In Unfamiliar England / A Record of a Seven Thousand Mile Tour by Motor of the Unfrequented Nooks and Corners, and the Shrines of Especial Interest, in England; With Incursions into Scotland and Ireland.

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A veteran motor‑tour narrative traces a seven‑thousand‑mile itinerary across Britain and Ireland, concentrating on little‑known villages, manor houses, ruined castles, parish churches, and border towns rather than celebrated tourist centers. Organized regionally, the work combines travel impressions with concise historical notes and numerous artistic plates and photographs, moving from London environs through East Anglia, the Midlands, the West Country, Wales, the north, and excursions into Scotland and southern Ireland. Descriptive vignettes emphasize landscape, architecture, and local antiquities while suggesting practical routes and evocative scenes for readers drawn to off‑the‑beaten‑path exploration.


INDEX TO MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Red Lines Show Approximate Routes; Light-Faced Black Lines, Routes Covered in Author’s Previous Book, “British Highways and Byways From a Motor Car”

A

Aberystwyth17 E
Alcester18 M
Alnwick 3 M
Ambleside 7 J
Arundel25 Q
Askrigg 8 L
Avebury21 M

B

Bakewell13 M
Bamborough 2 M
Banbury19 O
Bangor13 G
Barmouth16 H
Barnard Castle 7 M
Barnsley12 N
Barnstaple23 G
Bath22 K
Battle Abbey24 T
Bawtry12 P
Beaulieu24 O
Beddgelert14 G
Bedford18 R
Belvoir Castle15 P
Berkeley20 L
Berwick 1 M
Bettws-y-Coed14 H
Beverly10 Q
Bexhill25 T
Billingshurst24 R
Birtsmorton18 L
Bishop’s Castle17 J
Bodiam23 T
Bolton Abbey10 L
Bolton Castle 8 L
Boston14 R
Bottesford14 Q
Bournemouth24 M
Bowes 7 L
Bradford-on-Avon23 L
Brampton 5 K
Brecon19 I
Bridgnorth16 K
Bridlington 9 R
Brighton24 S
Brington17 P
Bristol21 K
Brixham27 H
Broadway19 M
Brough 7 L
Broxborne19 S
Buckingham19 O
Buildwas16 L
Builth18 H
Burnham Thorpe14 U
Bury St. Edmunds18 U
Buxton13 M
Bylands Abbey 8 N

C

Caerleon20 K
Caerphilly21 H
Caister Castle15 X
Cambridge18 S
Camelford25 E
Canterbury22 V
Cardiff22 I
Cardigan18 E
Carlisle 5 J
Carmarthen19 F
Carnarvon13 G
Cerne Abbas24 K
Cerrig-y-Druidion14 I
Chagford26 G
Chalfont St. Giles21 P
Chawton23 P
Cheddar23 K
Chelmsford20 T
Cheltenham19 M
Chepstow21 I
Chester13 I
Chesterfield13 N
Chichester24 Q
Chigwell20 T
Chippenham21 M
Chipping Ongar20 T
Chirk16 J
Chorley Wood20 Q
Clovelly24 F
Colchester19 T
Coniston 8 I
Conway13 H
Corfe26 M
Coventry17 M
Cowbridge22 H
Cowes25 O
Coxwold 8 O
Cromer14 W
Crowland16 R

D

Darfield11 O
Darlington 7 N
Dartmouth27 H
Derby14 M
Dereham16 U
Devizes22 M
Dinas Mawddwy16 H
Dolgelly15 G
Doncaster11 P
Dorchester25 L
Dover23 W
Downe22 S
Drayton14 L
Dukeries13 N
Dunster23 H
Durham 6 M

E

Eastbourne25 T
Edgeware20 P
Ely17 S
Epsom22 R
Eversley22 P
Evesham18 M
Exeter25 G

F

Farnham23 Q
Fishguard19 D
Folkestone24 V
Fotheringhay16 R
Fountains Abbey 9 M
Freshwater26 M
Furness Abbey 9 I

G

Gad’s Hill22 S
Glastonbury23 K
Glossop12 M
Gloucester20 L
Grasmere 7 I
Grantham15 Q
Greenstead Church20 S
Guildford22 R
Guisborough 7 O

H

Hampton Court22 R
Harborough15 Q
Harlech15 G
Harrogate10 M
Harrow21 Q
Haselmere23 Q
Hastings24 U
Haverfordwest20 D
Haverhill19 T
Haworth10 L
Hay19 I
Helmsley 8 P
Hereford19 K
Hexham 4 M
Holyhead12 D
Honiton24 H
Howard Castle 9 P
Hucknall11 M
Huntingdon14 Q
Hythe24 V

I

Ilfracombe22 G
Ilkley10 M
Ipswich18 V

J

Jarrow 5 N
Jordans21 P

K

Kendal 8 K
Kenilworth17 M
Keston22 R
Keswick 6 J
Kettlewell 9 L
King’s Lynn15 T
Kirby Hall17 Q
Knaresborough10 O
Knutsford13 L

L

Lacock22 L
Lamberhurst23 S
Lancaster 9 K
Lanercost Priory 5 L
Launceston26 E
Leamington18 O
Ledbury15 K
Leeds10 N
Leicester16 P
Lewes24 R
Leyburn 8 M
Llangollen15 J
London21 R
Ludlow17 J
Llandaff22 H
Llandovery19 G
Lincoln13 Q
Lichfield16 L
Liverpool12 J
Lulworth26 L
Lymington25 O
Lutterworth17 P
Lyndhurst24 M

M

Maidstone22 U
Malmsbury21 K
Malvern18 K
Manchester12 L
Mansfield13 O
Marazion28 B
Margate21 W
Marlborough21 N
Marney19 V
Midhurst24 O
Middleham 9 L
Mildenhall17 T
Monmouth20 J
Monken Hadley20 R
Montgomery16 J
Moreton Hampstead25 G
Much Wenlock17 L
Mundesley14 X

N

Neath21 H
Nether Stowey23 I
Netley24 O
Newark14 P
Newcastle 5 M
Newcastle-under-Lyme14 K
Newlyn28 A
Newmarket17 U
Newport21 V
Newport20 O
Newstead Abbey14 O
Newtown17 I
Northampton18 P
Nottingham14 N
Norwich16 W

O

Olney19 Q
Oswestry15 I
Oundle17 R
Oxford20 N

P

Penn’s Chapel24 R
Penrith 6 K
Penshurst23 T
Penzance28 B
Pevensey24 S
Peterborough16 R
Plymouth27 F
Pontefract11 O
Prince Town26 G

R

Raby Castle 7 M
Raglan20 I
Reading22 O
Reculver22 V
Retford13 P
Richmond 8 M
Rievaulx Abbey 9 M
Ripon 9 M
Ripple19 L
Rochester22 T
Romsey23 M
Ross19 K
Rowton Moor13 K
Ryde26 P
Rye24 U

S

Salisbury23 L
St. Albans20 R
St. David’s19 B
St. Ives27 B
St. Ives17 S
Sandringham Palace15 U
Scarborough 8 R
Scrooby12 O
Shottermill24 P
Shrewsbury16 J
Skipton10 L
Somersby13 R
Southampton24 M
Southwell14 O
Stilton17 R
Stockton 6 O
Settle 9 L
Seven Oaks22 T
Selborne23 O
Sheffield12 N
Sherborne24 L
Stoke Poges21 Q
Stokesay Manor17 K
Stratford-on-Avon18 N
Sulgrave18 P
Swansea20 G

T

Tadcaster10 O
Tamworth16 N
Taunton23 J
Tavistock26 F
Tewkesbury19 M
Thetford17 U
Tintagel25 D
Tintern20 J
Tong16 L
Torquay26 H
Truro27 C
Tunbridge Wells23 T

U

Usk20 I
Uttoxeter15 M
Uxbridge21 Q

V

Ventnor26 P

W

Wakefield11 N
Walsingham15 V
Waltham20 S
Wantage21 N
Wareham25 L
Warrington11 K
Warwick18 M
Wellington24 I
Wells23 J
Wells-next-the-Sea14 V
Westerham24 R
Weston-Super-Mare22 J
Whitby 7 P
Whittington14 J
Wimborne24 L
Winchelsea24 T
Winchester23 O
Windermere 8 J
Windsor21 P
Wokingham22 P
Woodstock20 N
Worcester18 L
Worthing25 R
Wroxeter16 K
Wymondham17 V

Y

Yarmouth16 X
Yarmouth25 N
Yeovil24 K
York10 O

Transcriber's notes:

The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

from the fact that their wordly possessions
from the fact that their worldly possessions

some ten miles to the northeast of Sulgrave.
some ten miles to the northeast of Sulgrave,

etherial beauty, which we drink in as we skim
ethereal beauty, which we drink in as we skim

their absence the palace was thown open to the
their absence the palace was thrown open to the

the Crown Inn, where we stopped for luncheon
the Crown Inn, where we stopped for luncheon,

colleries and smelting-works, and the road over
collieries and smelting-works, and the road over

We thanked the officer and cautiously decended
We thanked the officer and cautiously descended

neccessary to complete the charm is in the merest
necessary to complete the charm is in the merest

many point of similarity, though in population and
many points of similarity, though in population and

Gainsborough, Lely, VanDyke, Reynolds, and many
Gainsborough, Lely, Van Dyke, Reynolds, and many

enough, secure a heated bathroom en suit, might
enough, secure a heated bathroom en suite, might

rough that it tried every rivit in our car, and nothing
rough that it tried every rivet in our car, and nothing

Pontefact was a very storm center in the wars of
Pontefract was a very storm center in the wars of

No chance for a comman man in England!—How
No chance for a common man in England!—How

'not guilty,: he said that he intended no harm, he
'not guilty,' he said that he intended no harm, he

bcause the offender was a peer. Four out of
because the offender was a peer. Four out of