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By the turnpike-gate, and near the ift mile-ftone, a handfome 

 road branches off, on the right hand, to 



El/wick, a fmall vill on a pleafant flope, which belonged to the 

 priory of Tynemouth (n), and after the reformation was in the pof- 

 feffion of the Jennifon's ; of William Jennifon, Efq; an alderman of 

 Ne ivcaftle upon Tyne, and a reprefentative in parliament for that 

 corporation from 31 Q._Elizabeth, 1571, to the 44th of the fame 

 reign, 1601; of Ralph Jenn ifon, Efq; high fheriffof Northumberland, 

 1717, and a reprefentative of it in parliament for many years 

 together. 



It is now the feat and lordfhip of John Hodgfon, Efq; whofe 

 father purchafed it of Mr. Jennifon. His feat is an old ftrufture. 

 Before the fouth front is a terrace of a confiderable length, ex- 

 tending eaft and weft, with a dwarf-wall ; the admired pinnacle 

 of St. Nicholas's, fleeple of Neiucaftle, the artificial ruin on the hill 

 at Biker, the church and town of Gatefoead, in view to the eaft ; 

 the grounds beautifully floping to the river Tyne to the fouth, 

 beyond which is a fine opening into the inclofed and fhady vale 

 of Lame/ley in the bifhoprick of Durham, gradually enlarged, the 

 caftles of Ravenfvuorth and Lumley in fight. 



After pafling through the turnpike-gate, we come by a fhort 

 and eafy defcent to 



Newcaftle upon Tyne, a town of great antiquity. Two late curi- 

 ous antiquaries were of opinion, that it was a Roman villa ; its 

 name Pans JElii, from the Roman emperor, jEliut Hvdrianus ; gar- 



(n) Pa\ 16. Ric. If. p. I. m. 6. pro manerio de Elfwkk. See the Priory of Tytumautb. 



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