Population. Remarks. 13,043 Silk, porcelain, chinney ornaments, &c. 6,935 The situation of this town is remarkably 2,546 Broad cloth-excellent ale. 3,259 3,064 9,074 Thoroughfare to and from France in time of peace. 2,624 Lace-making. 2,079 Fine white salt, the best in Europe. 13,025 Nails and hardware. 1,616 Straw hats. 208 A decayed borough. 6,763 The cathedral is a grand gothic building. 608 Herring fishery. 6,636 Celebrated for its chase. 3,068 The vale of Evesham is remarkable for its fertility. 18,896 Has a woollen market, the greatest in Eng- 1,893 Bone lace. 3,933 Station of the packets to Spain, Portugal, and 3,325 Ropes and sacking. 2,911 A great wheat market. 3,655 Extensive manufactory of gunpowder-oyster fishery. 1,319 Large harbour-Pilchard fishery. 2,105 Salt refining, and cotton manufactories. 9,493 Cloths, woolcomber's cards, &c. 170 Guernsey (an island) in the British Channel Population. Remarks. 5,172 River port of some consequence-the rise of the tide is very rapid. 99 A mean village, though once a large town. 8,280 Pin-making, rope-making, wool-stapling and 3,646 Here Sir Isaac Newton first received the rudiments of literature. 3,119 All ships leaving the Thames for foreign ports must clear here. 2,747 Coals and salt. 16,947 Famous for its hospital and royal observatory. 2,974 Sends corn, malt, and beer to London. 1,834 Long noted for alum works. Canal 182 *Hastings Sussex English Channel 183 Hawkeshead Lancashire 2,592 Spinning yarn. 9,159 Extensive woollen manufactures. 3,279 Baize. 1,047 An inconsiderable sea-port. 3,732 Large and safe harbour, and station of the packets to Holland. 756 5,127 Linen, Cotton, and woollen manufactures. 3,848 One of the Cinque ports-William the Conqueror landed here. Near Esthwaite Lake 676 Copper ore obtained in the neighbourhood. Cledken 3,093 Principal trading town in the county. Near the Humber 6,394 Lead, calamine,-copper mines near. 3,839 Horsa, the brother of Hengist, is said to have built this town,-hence its name. bull 1,812 The Bishop of Durhamn is Lord of the manor. He is obliged to find ropes for every baited here. 9,671 Woollen manufactures. 26,792 Extensive commerce. 2,397 It takes its name from its ancient convenient neighbourhood for hunting. 2,318 One of the Cinque ports. 610 Roger Bacon was born here. |