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HAMPTON COURT 



is 15 miles from London, on the South-Western Railway. 

 Near this place the Thames is joined by the river Mole, and 

 large quantities of Perch are occasionally taken. In the 

 deep, at the Water Gallery, there are always a few good 

 Trout. The Inns are, The Castle, (at the foot of the bridge) 

 The Mitre, and King's Arms. The fishermen are, Thomas 

 Davis, Sedgewick, Milbourne, Smith and Rockingham. A 

 short distance below Hampton Court is 



THAMES DITTON, 



where a great number of Jack are taken with the spinning- 

 bait. The Inn is the Swan ; and the fishermen, the Taggs 

 and Rogerson. 



KINGSTON 



is about 12 miles from London ; the preserve is 1960 yards 

 in length, extending from the Lower Malt House, at Hamp- 

 ton Wick, to the east end of Mr. Park's Lawn, at Teddington, 

 including the back water, known as the Trolock, in which 

 there is good Jack and Perch-fishing. The fishermen are, 

 Johnson, Brown, Boulton, Clarke and Bradford ; and the 

 Inns, the Jolly Anglers, Oak, &c. Trout are very rarely 

 taken below 



TEDDTNGTON, 



although occasionally a large one is taken at the weir. Below 

 Teddington Weir are some good swims for Roach, Bream and 

 Barbel ; and sometimes Carp are taken of very fair size. 

 The fishermen are, the Kemps, Balden, &c. 



TWICKENHAM. 



The preserve is 410 yards from the west end of Lawn, 

 Pope's Villa, to the Ait. The fishermen are, Coxon and 

 Son, Hall, Harris, etc., and the Inns, Eel Pie House, and 

 King's Head. There is capital Roach and Dace fishing from 

 Twickenham down to 



RICHMOND ; 



but the rise and fall of the tide (which flows as far as Ted- 

 dington Lock) causing an alteration of the depth, and a con- 



