Road from Ringtcood. 



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CHAPTER XII. 



THE VALLEY OF THE AVON CONTINUED.— TYRREL'S 

 FORD, SOPLEY, AND WINKTON. 



Tyrrei s Ford. 



After we leave Ringwood the road for a mile or two is less 

 attractive in its scenery. Still, here, as in every part of 

 England, there is something to be seen and learnt. The Avon 

 flows close by, famous for a peculiar eel, locally called the 

 " sniggle" {Anguilla mediorostris) , which differs from its common 

 congener (acutirostris) in its slender form -end elongated under- jaw, 



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