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ITER III.
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From Worcester, northward, by Elbury Hill Camp to
Droitwich, Ombersley, Salwarp, Stoke Prior,
Lincomb in Astley, Hartlebury, Bromsgrove,
Chaddesley Corbett, Belbroughton, Clent, Hagley,
Hales Owen, and Dudley; then westward, to
Wassal Hill; then northward, to Kenvaur Edge,
and south-westward to Over Arley*; then south-
ward, to Ribbesford, Tickenhill, Soddington,
Mamble, Stockton, Lindridge, Holt, Wichenford,
Grimley, Bevere Island, and back to Worcester, . 98, 153
The chains of hills, with their antiquities, and the remarkable places adjoining them, are described in the following order :-
ITER IV.
The chain of hills and adjacent places which run on
the western side of the county, from the south to
the north; namely, the Malvern Hills, Bears
Wood, Old Storage, Alfrick, Ankerdine Hill,
Whitbournet, The Berrow Hill, Woodbury Hill,
and Abberley Hill,
153, 216
ITER V.
The chain of Toot and other Hills, and adjacent places,
which run on the east side of Worcester, from
south to north; namely, Cruckbarrow Hill; Os-
waldslow, in White Ladies Aston; The Round Hill,
alias Cuggan Hill, in Spetchley; Perry, or Pirie
Wood; Trotshill, Troshill, or Tootshill; Elbury
Hill; Astwood; Barrow Cop, in Perdeswell, and
Tutnall, in Claines; and also Toot Hills generally, 216, 238
The following are the lines, or supposed lines, of
the ancient roads, Vicinal-ways, Salt-ways, Rycknield
* Kenvaur Edge and Over Arley are in Staffordshire.
+ In Herefordshire.
Street or Ridge-way, and Foss-way; with notices of the ancient camps and remarkable names of fields and other places in such lines:-
ITER VI.
From Wall Hills, near Ledbury and Malvern Hills, to
Old Storage, Ankerdine, The Berrow, and Wood-
bury Hills,
ITER VII.
From Malvern Hills, partly through Worcestershire,
238, 255
and partly through Herefordshire, to Tenbury, &c. 255, 261
ITER VIII.
From Worcester, by Woodbury Hill, in Great Witley,
From Wall Hills Camp, in Herefordshire, partly
through Worcestershire, and partly through Glou-
cestershire, to Gloucester, .
ITER XI.
From Wall Hills Camp to the Herefordshire Beacon
Camp, on Little Malvern Hill, and then to the
Rycknield Street, at or near Tewkesbury, .
ITER XII.
From Wall Hills Camp to Towbury Hill Camp, in
275, 277
277, 280
Twyning Parish, Gloucestershire,
280, 282
ITER XIII.
From Wall Hills Camp to Upton, or the Saxons' Lode.
From the Herefordshire Beacon Camp to Hanley Quay.
From Great Malvern Hill to the Rhyd,
282, 286
ITER XIV.
Portway from Kenchester to Frome Hill and Stifford's
Bridge, in Cradley, in Herefordshire, and through
Cowley Park and Powick to Worcester; and from
thence to Ombersley, Hartlebury, and Wolverley,
to Over Arley, .
ITER XV.
The Western Trackway from Tewkesbury,, through
Worcester, to the Trench Lane and Droitwich,
and from thence to Hadley Heath Camp, in
Ombersley, Wassal Hill Camp, in the Parish of
Kidderminster, to Over Arley,
286, 290
290, 309
ITER XVI.
The Upper Salt-way from Droitwich to Edgbaston,
near Birmingham,
ITER XVII.
The Lower Salt-way from Droitwich to Alcester; then
southward by the Honeybournes, and through
Weston-sub-Edge, to the Cotswolds, at Middle
Hill; and then to North Leach and Coln St.
Aldwins, &c.
ITER XVIII.
The Lower Deviation Salt-way from Droitwich, along
the Trench Lane, &c., to Pershore, Ashton-under-
Hill, North Leach, &c.
ITER XIX.
The Rycknield Street or Ridge-way, and its Deviation
Lines,
ITER XX.
The Foss-way,.
309, 316
. 316, 323
323, 329
329, 354
354, 358
Also, the following Chapters, namely :—
CHAPTER I.
On the places called Wick, Wich, and Wiccia,
. 358, 363
CHAPTER II.
On the Bambury or Banbury Stone, in Kemerton Camp,
otherwise Bambury Camp, on Bredon Hill, and on
Ambrosiæ Petræ in general,
363, 381
On ancient spots called by the name of "Castle,"
CHAPTER VII.
Observations on the ancient names of Fields, &c.,
CHAPTER XII.
On "Folk-Lore;" particularly on the Ignis fatuus, or
Will-o'-the-Wisp, and the Fairies,
The following are the principal contents of the
"Folk-Lore:"-
Ignes fatui, as seen in December, 1839, and January,
409 to 470
1840, in Powick,
409
Hob, Hoberdy, Hobany, Hob-goblin, Robin,
412
Puck, Hob, Robin Good-fellow, Poake-ledden,
418
Oseberrow, or Osebury Rock, in Lulsley, and the Fairies, 418, 443
Inkberrow and Upton Snodsbury, Fairies,
419
Hoberdy's Lantern, Hob, Robin, Robert, Puck, and
Tom Thumb, Patch, Grim, Sib, Tib, Licke, Lull, Hop,
Drip, Pip, Trip, Pinck, Pin, Tick, Tit, Wap, and
Win,
438