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APPENDIX.
BRISTOL TO EXETER, be.—Continued.
Newnham Park,
Strode, Esq.
EtFORDLEIOH.
Egg Buckland.
Whitleigh.
Manadon House.
A portion of the line of
dlway between Exe-
. it and Plymouth was
for a time worked on
the atmospheric prin¬
ciple ; but the locomo¬
tive had, eventually,
be adopted.
Plympton.
The church of Plymp¬
ton St. Mary has a fine
Perpendicular tower.
cr. the Lara Es¬
tuary, enters a deep
cutting, and penetrates
through a tunnel into
Plymouth.
Plymouth is situated
on the river Plym,
about 216 m. from Lon¬
don by road, and 247
by railway. Its first
charter was granted by
Henry YI. in 1438. The
estuary of the Tamar
here is capable of hold¬
ing 100 ships of the
line. The estuary of
the Plym, which is —
served for trading v
gels, can accommodate
1000 sail.
Chaddlewood.
Pltmpton - Earle SST
1 m. distant. A small
market town, the birth¬
place of the celebrated
painter Sir Joshua
Reynolds. His por¬
trait, painted by him¬
self, is in the Guildhall.
Previous to the passing
of the Reform Bill, by
which it was disfran¬
chised, it returned two