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the main part of Boldre village. But, after 

 crossing the bridge and getting a peep at the 

 cottages, we recross the small stream to its eastern 

 side and, leaving the village down and away to 

 our left embowered amongst trees, continue the 

 road we had before been following, which, from 

 the water level, begins to ascend over a hill. 

 From this hill we descend again, and our road 

 again dividing into two, we take the left-hand 

 turning. Uphill and down once more under 

 leanness until we reach, at length, a winding and 

 ascending road, and away towards the right, at 

 the crest of the hill above us, and up which 

 our road is winding, we catch sight of the belt 

 of trees which surround Boldre Church. The 

 beautifully situated edifice lies really on the left- 

 hand side of the road we are following, as we 

 find when we reach the top. 



It seems to be in the fitness of things that 

 Boldre Church and Vicar's Hill should still, as in 

 Gilpin's time, be embowered in trees, and it is 

 equally fitting that the approach to both should 

 be by winding, leaf-enshrouded roads, which are 

 charmingly characteristic of the hedgebank and 



