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Roads measured from London Bridge.
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  M F M F
A corporate Town—2209 H. 10, 200 I.—Ma. ar. 4 ¾ Mo.; dep. 8½ Aft.
Cross the Stour R. whose Course on r. is from Ashford, and on l. to Sandwich and the Sea.
End of the Town, on l. Rds. branch to Margate, 16¾ M.; Ramsgate, 18¼; Sandwich, 12½; Deal, 18: r. to Ashford, 15¼.
Bridge[1] 3 58 2
Cross the Stour R.
Over Barham Downs on which at 4 M. beyond Bridge, on r to Folkestone, 10¾.
Half-way House 4 4 62 6
Lydden[2] 2 7 65 5
Ewell[3]—T. G 1 7 67 4
Buckland[4] 1 5 69 1
bp DOVER[5]—P. O. 1 7 71
A corporate Town—2235 H. 9074 I.—Ma. ar. ¾ past 6 Mo.; dep. ½ past 6 Aft.
  1. Bridge, on l. are Bifrons, Ed. Taylor, Esq.; Beaksbourn House, Rd. Peckham, Esq.; and Howlets, Geo.Gipps, Esq.: on r. Bridge Place, Rev. C. Hughes; and l. of Bridge Hill, Bridge Hill House, Baron de Montesquieu: 1 M. from Bridge, on r. is Bourne Place, Mrs. Beckingham; & Oswalds, Mrs. Beckingham; and on l. Higham, Jas. Hallet, Esq.: a little before 61 Milestone, on l. Ileden,—Garratt, Esq.; and on r. see Charlton Place, Rob. Foote, Esq.; on r. of the 62 Milestone is Barham Court, C. Dering, Esq.; and about ½ M. further, on. Den Hill, Mrs. Harrison; and nearly opposite, adjoining the Road, is Maydeacon, W. O. Hammond, Esq.; and Broome House, Sir Hen. Oxenden, Bart.; and ½ m. on r. the Folkestone Road, Denton Court, Sir Egerton Brydges, Bt.; ½ M. on r, of 64 Milestone is W ootton Court, Col. J. W. H. Brydges; and from l. of 65 Milestone, Dover Castle.
  2. Lydden, on l. of, Waldershare, Earl of Guildford; and near to it, Shebbertswould, Rev. R. B. Dechair.
  3. Ewell, on l. Old Park, J. Every, Esq.; on r. of 69 Milestone, see Eythorn, J. M. Fector, Esq.; and Rev. Mr. Farbrace.
  4. Buckland, on r. Thos. Horn, Esq.
  5. Dover, Entrance of, on 1. is the Castle; on r. new Barracks & Fortifications.1 M. on r. of Dover, Maxton House, Rev. H. Rice.—See brief Account of Dover at the End of Direct Roads.
INNS. Blackheath, G.Man. Shooter's Hill, Bull, R. Lion. Bexley Heath, G.Lion. Dartford, Bull, Bull & George, Granby H. Rose. Gravesend, Falcon, W. Hart. Rochester, Bull, Crown, Old K.'s Head. Chatham, Mitre, Sun. Sittingbourne, George, Rose. Ospringe, R. Lion. Canterbury, Fountain, K.'s Head, R. Lion. Dover, City of London, Royal Hotel, Ship, York House.

DOVER to G. P.O. London.

  M F M F
Canterbury 15 6
Ospringe 9 3 25 1
Sittingbourne 6 1 31 2
Chatham 9 5 40 7
Rochester 1 2 42 1
Gravesend 7 1 49 2
Dartford 7 6 2
Bexley Heath. 3 4 59 6
Shooter's Hill 3 1 62 7
Blackheath 3 1 66
G. P. O. 5 71 5

To Bridge, as above 58 2
4½M. beyond Bridge leave the Dover Road on r. by Broome Park, to
Denton 6 64 2
Maypole 1 6 66
Over Swing field Minnis to
Densel 2 68
p FOLKESTONE (see p. 12) 3 6 71 16