Gosforth

I mean, I'm on my third marriage here.

But just for the listeners, the viewers, et cetera, we're talking you left Lansdowne Terrace in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday the 1st of June.

Yes.

And your aim was to get to United Grand Lodge of England in London, 400 miles away, within 10 days.

I mean, I'm on my third marriage here.

But just for the listeners, the viewers, etc., we're talking you left Lansdowne Terrace in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday the 1st of June.

Yes.

And your aim was to get to United Grand Lodge of England in London, 400 miles away, within 10 days.

There's not a hotel in Newcastle with actually... with a spa or a pool.

So you're driving all that clientele to the north side of Gosforth at the minute.

So we're trying to bring people back over to this side of Newcastle and at the city centre and delivering sort of high residential units there as well.

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This Davenport hath a piece of Beechton's land.

Fitton of Gosworth had another piece.

fitton dwelleth at gosworth now but not part of beechton lands sir percy of dutton chiefest house is in dutton at eight miles from chester hatton a fair place longing to sir percy of dutton about a four little miles from chester bostock of bostock in henry the seventh time had a daughter and heir married to sir john salvage bostock was of a very ancientness in chester and in danham parish and both bulklies of this parish and lestwick also the last bulkeley of eton was nepos venables daughter was his wife yet alive bulkeley of watcroft a two mile from the northwich now dwelling in wales william of bulkeley chief justice of chester was setter up of eton bulkeley of eton had some land afore he was justice these two bulklies contend either to be the elder house of that name the name rose by a lawyer bulkeley of wales is a man of far greater land than the other bulkeley of eton's stock came to a daughter and lestwitch had her but sir gull of breton brought her to eton egerton one of the younger brethren of egerton of egerton dwelleth at riddle within a half mile of bulkeley hill where the head of weaver river is and near is a pool of a mile and more in length and out of it issueth an arm that some after goeth into weaver and straight much increaseth it This Riddle Hall, made of a poor old place, the fairest gentleman's house of all Chestershire, by Sir William Stondley, helper to King Henry VII, and he was attainted, and Riddle was given to Rafe Edgerton.

There is a very large pic—missing word—Riddle longer to Daniel that was servant to Sir W—missing word—Standall, and few men know what became of this D—missing word.

This Davenport hath a piece of Beachton's land.

Fitton of Gosworth had another piece.

Fitton dwelleth at Gosworth now, but not part of Becheton lands Sir Percy of Dutton chiefest house is in Dutton at eight miles from Chester Hatton, a fair place longing to Sir Percy of Dutton about a four little miles from Chester Bostock of Bostock in Henry VII time had a daughter and heir married to Sir John Salvage Bostock was of a very ancientness in Chestershire and in Danem parish and both Bulkeley's of this parish and Lestwich also The last Bulkeley of Eaton was Nepos Venables' daughter was his wife, yet alive Bulkeley of Watcroft a two mile from the northwich now dwelling in Wales William of Bulkeley, chief justice of Chester, was setter up of Eaton Bulkeley of Eaton had some land afore he was justice These two Bulkeleys contend either to be the elder house of that name The name rose by a lawyer Bulkeley of Wales is a man of far greater land than the other Bulkeley of Eaton's stock came to a daughter and Lestwich had her, but Sir Gull of Breton brought her to Eaton Egerton, one of the younger brethren of Egerton of Egerton, dwelleth at Riddle within a half mile of Bulkeley Hill, where the head of Weaver River is, and near is a pool of a mile and more in length, and out of it issueth an arm that some after goeth into Weaver and straight much increaseth it This Riddle Hall made of a poor old place the fairest gentleman's house of all Chester by Sir William Stanley, helper to King Henry VII and he was attainted and Riddle was given to Ralph Egerton There is a very large p-- missing word Riddle longer to Daniel that was servant to Sir W-- missing word Standall and few men know what became of this D-- missing word Spurstow hath a place a mile off missing word and a pool by it called New Pool Bunbury College half a mile off Sir Hugh Calveley made the College of Bunbury about Henry V days Sir Hugh Calveley and Sir Robert Knowles were companions and great men of war Biston dwelleth at Biston half a mile from Biston Castle Davenport dwelleth a three dim from Biston by east at a place called Calveley, having certain very high trees about his house that men may see very far off This Davenport is of less lands than the residue Priestland dwelleth at Wardley in Bunbury parish It is a mile from Calveley A mile and a half thence is Barr Bridge and there renneth Barr Riveret after coming into Weaver Sir Randall Mainwaring dwelleth at Baddely, a three miles from Nantwich by south west, and hath a park and a mere called Baddelmere Starkey, the ancients of that stock, dwelleth at Wembury, a mile and a half from Cumbermere There is a park full of marvelous fair wood, but no deer About these two places is plenty of wood Needham, a knight, dwelleth at Shenton, a four miles from Cumbermere by east He hath builded a fair house It is moated Shenton is in Shropshire, and Sir John Needham was chief justice of Chester, much set up this name Cranage Manor and Place in Chester three miles from Middlewich, longeth to Needham of Shenton The manors of Baddington, Bromold, and Austerson came to Sir Robert Needham that now liveth by his mother, one of three heirs of Sir John Brandley The second daughter was married to Gerald of Brin in Lancastershire, and he hath Brandley, the head house, and Winnington, both in Staffordshire, and other lordships beside Harper of Rushall had the three, and with her the lordship of Cholmeston, two miles from Nantwich Brandley, the head house of Brandley the knight in Staffordshire, in the great large parish of Eccleshall, where the Bishop of Chester Castle is Sir John Oldford of Oldford, a mile from the northwich Fowlchester, a four miles from Nantwich south-east, hath a fair place and a man of fair lands He is a knight John Ashley of Ashley, two mile out of Knutsford Sir Henry Delves dwelleth a three miles east from Nantwich and hath a fair house Richard Leftwich of Leftwich Calveley dwelleth at a manor place called Lee, five miles from Biston by south-west The second house of the Bratons, where Sir Randall the late dwelled, is at Malpas, a little Sunday market, having three streets all paved His fair place is at the very end of the south street Sir Randall erected a grammar school there and a hospital Cholmondeley dwelleth at Cholmondeley Hall, a fair house having a little mere by it, a fair wood and a moss of firewood It is in the midst of the way betwixt Malpas and Bunbury, three miles from each The eldest house of the Bratons is Brereton Hall by the Middlewich, possessed now of Sir William Brereton Minshull dwelleth at Minshull, a five miles west from the Middlewich Venables, born of Kinderton, dwelleth at Kinderton by the Middlewich Venables be ancient gentlemen Stanley a knight Poole a knight Massey at Puddington Market towns in Derbyshire Derby, Orsworth, Bakewell, Ashburn in the Peak, Chesterfield in the Peak, Mansfield Castles in Derbyshire Duffield had a castle Hawston, Cudnor, sometime longing to the Lord Greys, five miles by east from Hawston It is now all ruinous Castle of the High Peak, longing to the King Rivers in Derbyshire.

Derwent riseth plain west a little above Blackwell, a market town; to Darley and the Peak; to Wensley village; to Matlock village; to Cromford village; and through Cromford Bridge to Whatstandwell Bridge; to [missing word] Darley, Derby.

Sawle Ferry, five miles be land from Derby, where it goeth into Trent.