MY GARDEN. 



" Der Garten ist einfach, und man fi'iblt gleich bei dem Eintritte, dass nicht em 

 wissenschaftlicher Gartner, sondern ein fiihlendes Herz den Plan gezeichnct, das 

 seiner selbst hier geniessen wollte." GOETHE, Lieden des Tungen Werthers. 



CHAPTER I. 



SITUATION OF MY GARDEN. 



MY garden (plate 2) is situate at Wallington Bridge, in the hamlet 

 of Wallington, in the parish of Beddington, in the county of 

 Surrey (plate 3). According to the parish Ordnance map, this plot of 

 ground 1 consists of 7^925 acres of land and water. 

 ^ The parish of Beddington, in Domesday Book written Beddintonc, 

 contains 3,951*091 acres; and the hamlet of Wallington is situated in 

 the west side of the parish, and contains 823*089 acres. 



I am informed by Dr. Farr that by the Census of 1871, not yet 

 published, the population of Beddington amounted to 1,499, anc * that <,f 

 Wallington to 1,335, making a total for the entire parish of Beddington 

 of 2,834. 



BEDDINGTON IN THE CELTIC PERIOD. 



Flint instruments are found over the district, but not in great 

 numbers. Mr. J. Wickham Flower of Croydon has a very fine collection, 



1 Plot 82, sheet x'ii. 12. 

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