Newbury to Andover
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Newbury
Berkshire
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Highclere
Ashmansworth
Hurstbourne Tarrant
Smannel
Tangley
Hampshire
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Andover
Hampshire
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refce: JandMN
commentary: Runs NE-SW ; from Newbury, Berkshire; roughly via Highclere, Ashmansworth, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Smannel, Tangley, Hampshire; to Andover, Hampshire.
end point Newbury (Berkshire)
connects to Newbury to Kingsclere
connects to Newbury to Whitchurch
end point Andover
connects to Andover to Amesbury
connects to Andover to Ludgershall
connects to Andover to Salisbury
connects to Andover to Winchester
connects to Whitchurch to Andover
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XXIII.8
description
 The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
refce: Cobbett 1830
It is about six miles from Burghclere to this place [Hurstbourne Tarrant]; and, we made it about twelve; not in order to avoid the turnpike road; but, because we do not ride about to see turnpike roads; and, moreover, because I had seen this most monstrously hilly turnpike-road before. ...
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... you come to Uphusband (or the Upper Hurstbourne) ... over a series of hill and dell, but the dell part going constantly on increasing upon the hilly part, till you come down to this village; and then you, continuing on (southward) towards Andover, go up, directly, half a mile of hill so steep, as to make it very difficult for an ordinary team with a load, to take that load up it.
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001