INDEX

Albemarle, 6th Earl of, 201, 220-224

Ambresbury Banks, 55

Archer, Fred, 142-144, 165

Attleborough, 256-61, 264, 265-266

—— Mere, 263

Audley End, 92, 96-102

Aylsham, 315, 316, 326

Balsham Ditch, 116, 123

Barnham, 187-189

Barton Mills, 1, 11, 190, 193, 194, 197, 204

Bishop’s Stortford, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 57-66

Blickling, 315, 317-324

—— Hall, 317-322

Bourn Bridge, 121

Boy’s Grave, The, 168

Brent Ditch, 116, 121

Bridgeham, 245

—— High Tree, 245

Bure, River, 326

Bury St. Edmunds, 1, 11, 12, 167, 174-186, 264

Cam, River, 8, 102, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118

Cambridge Heath, 27, 28

Cawston Heath, 325

Chunk Harvey’s Grave, 215

Clapton, Lower, 32, 34

—— Upper, 35, 37

Coaches:— Diligence (Norwich), 3 Expedition (Norwich), 4-9, 297 Express (Norwich and Cromer), 337 Flying Machine (Norwich), 3 Machine (Norwich), 3 Magnet (Norwich), 7-11, 206, 297 356Norwich Mail (by Bury and Thetford), 11, 12, 43, 183, 294 Old Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford and London), 13, 65 Phenomenon, or Phenomena (Norwich), 12 Post Coach (Norwich), 3, 297 Safety (Norwich), 12 Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford and London), 66 Telegraph (Norwich), 11, 12 —— (Saffron Walden and London), 13 Unicorn (Norwich and Cromer), 294

Coaching, 12-14, 34, 53, 138, 183, 206, 220-223, 288, 294-297, 336

Coaching Notabilities:— Gilbey, Henry, 65 Horne, Benjamin Worthy, 12 Low, William, 65 Nelson, Robert, 12

Cringleford, 272, 287-291

Cromer, 1, 2, 339-254

Crossdale Street, 328

Culford Park, 186

Deadman’s Slade, 44

“Deserted Railway,” The, 119-121, 123

Devil’s Ditch, 49, 116, 120, 124-129, 130, 133, 156, 258

Devil’s Punch Bowl, 247

Duleep Singh, Maharajah of Lahore, 201, 204, 206

East Wretham, 250

Eaton, 291

Edmund, Saint, 175, 176, 178, 211, 234, 256

357Elveden, 11, 187, 188, 189, 190, 198-206

—— Gap, 206, 207

Epping, 14, 15, 18, 54

—— Forest, 14, 34, 38, 39, 43-48, 52-55

Erpingham, 321, 327

Euston, 187

Exning, 116, 130

Felbrigg, 328-339

Fleam Dyke, 116, 123

Folly Hill, 169-171

Fornham St. Geneviève, 185, 186

—— —— Martin, 185

Frampton, Tregonwell, 151

Gibbs, Capt. John, 133, 258

Gilbey, Sir Walter, Bart., 65, 66

Great Chesterford, 2, 8, 14, 15, 17, 113, 116, 117-119

Gwynne, Nell, 18, 91, 131

Hackney, 28-33

—— Road, 27-29

Hanworth, 327

Hargham, 206, 255

Harlow, 55

Hethersett, 272, 283-287

Hevingham, 315

High Beech, 44, 52

“Highflyer,” the Racehorse, 138

Highway Act of 1555, 16

Highway-men, 14, 28, 47-54, 139, 207, 244, 250, 260

Hockerill, 12, 57, 66-69

Horsham St. Faith, 309-311

Iceni, The, 114, 123, 127-129, 130

Iciani, Great Chesterford, 117

Icknield Way, The, 114-118, 187-189, 215, 231

Ingham, 186

Ingworth, 326

Inns (mentioned at length):— Angel, Bury St. Edmunds, 180-183 Bell, Thetford, 208, 220-224 Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill, 12 Black Boys, Aylsham, 316 Blue Boar, Whitechapel, 11 358Boar and Castle, Oxford Street, 12 Bull, Bishopsgate Street, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11 —— Whitechapel, 12, 66 Bull and Mouth, St. Martin’s-le-Grand, 12 Cock, Attleborough, 259 Cross Keys, Wood Street, 11 Crown, Great Chesterford, 118 —— Hockerill, 66 Eagle, Snaresbrook, 43 Flower Pot, Bishopsgate Street, 11 Golden Cross, Charing Cross, 11, 12 Green Dragon, Wymondham, 278 Horns, Newport, 18, 91 King’s Arms, Bourn Bridge, 121 King’s Head, Norwich, 11, 294 Maid’s Head, Norwich, 294 Norfolk Hotel, Norwich, 337 Rampant Horse, Norwich, 8, 294 Red Lion, Eaton, 292 Rutland Arms, Newmarket, 152-155 Sun, Saffron Walden, 104 Swan-with-two-Necks, Lad Lane, 3 Waggon and Horses, Great Chesterford, 118 Wake Arms, Epping Forest, 38, 54 White Bear, Stansted Street, 66, 71, 74 —— Hart, Newmarket, 146-149 —— Horse, Fetter Lane, 3, 4, 11 —— —— Little Saxham, 172 —— Swan, Norwich, 8, 11, 12, 297-299 Woodrow Inn, Cawston Heath, 325

Jockey Club, 136, 139

Kennett, River, 171, 191

Kentford, 116, 171

Kett’s Rebellion, 271-278, 284

359King’s Gate, Holborn, 16

Knott’s Green, 38

Lark, River, 116, 185, 193, 197

Larlingford, 252, 262

Lea, River, 19, 32, 38

—— Bridge Road, 32-38

Leyton, 33, 36, 39

Leytonstone, 34

Littlebury, 112

Little Chesterford, 113

Little Saxham, 172-174

“London Lane,” 18, 84, 85

Loughton, 44

Lower Clapton, 32, 34

“Mad Windham,” 329-339

“Mag’s Mount,” 122, 123

Marman’s Grave, 188

Marsham, 315

Mildenhall, 107, 193-197

Morley St. Peter, 272

Newmarket, 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 17, 23, 49, 98, 115, 116, 119, 120, 124-166

—— Heath, 50, 98, 107, 122, 124-137, 140, 144, 157-161, 190, 191

Newport, 16, 18, 69, 81-94

Newton St. Faith, 310

Norton, Thomas (“Waymaker” to James I.), 15

—— Folgate, 26

Norwich, 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12, 14, 116, 167, 266, 273-278, 292-309

Old-time Travellers:— Charles II., 16, 18-25, 83 Cosmo III., Grand Duke of Tuscany, 17 Evelyn, John, 17, 131 John, King, 179 Kemp, Will, 264-266, 293 Pepys, Samuel, 16, 101 Winwood, Mr. Secretary, 15

Ouse, River, “Lesser,” “Little,” or “Upper,” 189, 208, 209, 215, 233

Paine, Tom, 236-243

Pampisford, 116, 121

—— Ditch, 116, 121

Peddar’s Way, 246, 248-250

360Pedestrians:— Barclay, Captain Robert, of Ury, 133-135 Bartley, Robert, 235 Digby, Lord, 133 Wood, Abraham, 135

Potter Street, 55

Quendon, 80

Railways, 13, 66, 191, 192, 284

—— Great Eastern, 14, 66, 348

—— Newmarket and Chesterford, 119-121

—— Northern and Eastern, 13

Red Lodge, 191

Rhodes, Cecil, 58-61, 65

Rich, Sir Edwin, 261, 263, 266

Ringmere, 247

Risby, 172

Road-repairing, 15, 261

Rockland, 250, 265, 266

Roudham, 250, 252

—— Heath, 245-247, 252

Rye House, 18-25

—— —— Plot, 18-26

Saffron, 105, 109-112

—— Walden, 13, 65, 81, 91, 103-112

Sawbridgeworth, 56

Scoulton, Gulls of, 263

“Seven Hills,” 187

Shipden, 340

Shoreditch, 1, 26

Six Mile Bottom, 119, 120, 123

Snaresbrook, 43

Spelbrook, 57

Stamford Hill, 35, 36, 37

Stansted Mountfitchet, 69-74

—— Street, 69, 74-77

Stratton Strawless, 251, 313

Stump Cross, 118

Tattersall, Richard, 137-139

Theobald’s Road, 17

Thet, River, 208, 209, 215, 252, 262

Thetford, 116, 167, 186, 189, 193, 204, 208-245

—— Heath, 206, 251, 261, 262

Thieves’ Lane, 260

—— Pitt, 246

Thorley Street, 57

Thornwood Common, 55

361Turnpike Acts, 16, 34, 267

—— Gates and Toll-houses, 27, 32, 88-90, 185, 206, 244, 288, 291, 316, 327

“Two Captains,” The, 129

Ugley, 77-80

Upper Clapton, 35, 37

—— Hellesdon, 309

Via Devana, 132

Walthamstow, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39

Wendens Ambo, 95

Whip’s Cross, 38

Whitechapel, 1, 11, 13

Wilby Old Hall, 254-256

Windham Family, The, 268, 328-339

Woodford, 38, 44

“World’s End,” The, 34

Worstead Street, 122

Wretham Heath, 246-250

Wymondham, 260, 267-272, 278-283, 284-328

Yare, River, 289-292

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Transcriber’s Notes: Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected. Typographical errors were silently corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book.