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THE WEAR.—By JOHN GEDDIE. William of Malmesbury on the Wear—Its Associations—Upper Weardale and its Inhabitants—Stanhope—Hunting the Scots—Wolsingham—Bollihope Fell and the “Lang Man’s Grave”—Hamsterley—Witton-le-Wear—Bishop Auckland—Binchester—Brancepeth Castle—The View from Merrington Church Tower—Wardenlaw—Durham—St. Cuthbert—His Movements during Life and Afterwards—The Growth of his Patrimony—Bishop Carilepho and his Successors—The Battle of Neville’s Cross—The Bishopric in Later Times—The Cathedral, Without and Within—The Conventual Buildings—The Castle—Bear Park—Ushaw—Finchale—Chester-le-Street—Lumley and Lambton Castles—Biddick—Hylton—Sunderland and the Wearmouths—The North Sea 173 THE TEES.—By AARON WATSON. Among the Fells—The Weel—Caldron Snout—High Force—Gibson’s Cave—Bow Leys—Middleton-in-Teesdale—The Lune and the Balder—Scandinavian Names—Cotherstone Cheese—History in Teesdale—Scott’s Description of the Tees—Egliston Abbey—Greta Bridge—Dickens and Mr. Squeers—Brignal Banks and Rokeby—The Village of Ovington—Gainford—Pierce Bridge—High and Low Coniscliffe—Croft—Yarm—The Industries of the Tees—Stockton—Middlesbrough—The Sea 197 THE HUMBER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. By the REV. CANON BONNEY, D.Sc., F.R.S. CHAPTER I.—The Trent, from the Source to Newton Solney.—The Course of the Trent—A Lowland Stream—Etymological—A Fish-Stream—The Source—The Potteries—Burslem, Etruria, and Josiah Wedgwood—Stoke-upon-Trent—Trentham Hall—Stone—Sandon—Chartley Castle—Ingestre and its Owners—The Sow—Tixall—Essex Bridge—Shugborough—Cannock Chase—Rugeley—Beaudesert—Armitage—The Blyth—Alrewas—The Tame—Burton-upon-Trent—Newton Solney 221 By EDWARD BRADBURY. CHAPTER II.—The Dove.—What’s in the Name—Axe Edge and Dove Head—The Monogram—Glutton Mill—Hartington—Beresford Dale—Pike Pool—Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton—Beresford Hall—Dove Dale—Its Associations—Ilam—The Manifold—Ashbourne—Doveridge—Uttoxeter—Sudbury—Tutbury—The Confluence 240 By CANON BONNEY. CHAPTER III.—The Trent, from Newton Solney to the Derwent.—Newton Solney—Repton: the School and the Church—Swarkestone: its Bridge and its Church—Chellaston—Donington Park and Castle Donington—Cavendish Bridge 251 By EDWARD BRADBURY. CHAPTER IV.—The Derwent.—The Derwent in its Infancy—Derwent Chapel and Hall—Hathersage—Eyam—Grindleford Bridge—Chatsworth—The “Peacock” at Rowsley—Haddon Hall—The Wye and the Lathkill—Darley Dale and its Yew-tree—The Sycamores of Oker Hill—The Matlocks and High Tor—Cromford and Willersley Castle—Ambergate—Belper—Derby—Elvaston 257 By CANON BONNEY. CHAPTER V.—The Trent, from the Derwent to the Humber.—The Soar—Trent Junction—The Erewash—Gotham and its Wise Men—Clifton Hall and Grove—Nottingham and its History—Colwich Hall and Mary Chaworth—Sherwood Forest—Newark—Gainsborough—Axholme—The Confluence with the Humber 277 By W. S. CAMERON. CHAPTER VI.—The Wharfe.—General Characteristics—The Skirfare—Langstrothdale—Kettlewell—Dowkabottom Cave—Coniston and its Neighbourhood—Rylstone and the Nortons—Burnsall—Appletreewick: an Eccentric Parson—Simon’s Seat—Barden Tower and the Cliffords—The “Strid”—Bolton Abbey and Bolton Hall—The Bridge—Ilkley—Denton and the Fairfaxes—Farnley Hall and Turner—Otley—Harewood—Towton Field—Kirkby Wharfe—Bolton Percy 292 By W. S. CAMERON. CHAPTER VII.—The Ouse.—The Ure and the Swale—Myton and the “White Battle”—Nun Monckton, Overton, and Skelton—The Nidd—York—Bishopthorpe—Selby—The Derwent—The Aire—Howden—Goole—The Don 310 By W. S. CAMERON. CHAPTER VIII.—The Estuary.—Drainage and Navigation—Dimensions of the Humber—The Ferribys—Barton-upon-Humber—Hull—Paull—Sunk Island—Spurn Point—Great Grimsby—Places of Call 320 THE RIVERS OF THE WASH.—By CANON BONNEY. The Witham: Grantham—Lincoln—Boston. The Nen: Naseby—Northampton—Earls Barton—Castle Ashby—Wellingborough—Higham Ferrers—Thrapston—Oundle—Castor—Peterborough. The Welland: Market Harborough—Rockingham—Stamford. The Ouse: Bedford—St. Neots—Huntingdon—St. Ives. The Cam: Cambridge—“Five Miles from Anywhere”—Ely. Fens and Fenland Towns: Wisbeach—Spalding—King’s Lynn—Crowland 326 THE RIVERS OF EAST ANGLIA.—By W. SENIOR. The Crouch: Foulness—Little Barsted and Langdon—Canewdon—Rayleigh—Hockley Spa.