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and excellent character, and owner of the 

 beautiful mansion, not far from the river, 

 called Snelston-hall. The Staffordshire side, 

 as far as Calwich Weir, belongs to Wil- 

 liam Greaves, Esq. M. D. of May-field-hall, 

 whose professional exertions are ever put for- 

 ward in behalf of the poor with disinterested 

 zeal and humanity. From Calwich Weir to 

 Ellaston Bridge, there is no better fishing on 

 any part of the river, which is chiefly to be 

 attributed to Salt, the indefatigable and cou- 

 rageous keeper of Court Granville, Esq. 

 Calwich Abbey, the seat of this gentleman 

 who is of most ancient descent, and of most 

 blameless reputation, and whose noble cha- 

 racter has been rewarded with one of the 

 finest and most numerous families of sons and 

 daughters in England is romantically situ- 

 ated nearly opposite the pretty church of 

 Norbury, on the Staffordshire side of the 

 Dove. To this family we acknowledge our- 

 selves indebted for innumerable favours, con- 

 ferred in the handsomest manner. Norbury 

 Pool and Weir, and the streams succeeding, as 

 far as Ellaston bridge, are full of trout and 

 grayling. To the south of the bridge, there 

 is good fishing as far as Rocester, particularly 

 at a beautiful spot, called Dove Leys, on the 

 Staffordshire side, belonging to Benjamin 

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