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and the Oakley often come over the borders to join 

 Lord Spencer. 



The Duke of BuccleugVs grand woods form the 

 backbone of the country, being always full of foxes, 

 with the additional advantage of being well rided and 

 tolerably easy to hunt. The chief of these are Weekly 

 Hall Wood, Geddington Chase, Boughton, Old Head 

 and Grafton Park. Between these woods and 

 Brigstock Forest is a large tract of grass land known 

 as Brigstock Parks — the fences of which are often too 

 formidable to jump, but where gates are numerous 

 and convenient, and hounds are to be seen but not 

 interfered with. The same kind of ground stretches 

 beyond Sudborough ; and there must be a run if a fox 

 takes over it. From Brigstock Forest there is another 

 series of woods extending eastwards to Wadenhoe — 

 comprising Lady, Lilford, Souther, Tichmarsh, Bullock, 

 Oxen, Bearshanks, and the Wadenhoe woods, with 

 again a good deal of wild grass interspersed and 

 surrounding. 



Turning to the north-west we have, besides, the 

 neutral Laxton Wood, the Bulwick Woods, the great 

 coverts of Deene — and, near by, are treeless wastes 

 with only stumps still rooted. Westward of Deene 

 Park are Penn Green, Excellent, Lodge Green, and 

 Corby ; and, farther southward, is Oakley Purlieus — 

 all belonging to Lady Cardigan. Near Rockingham 

 Castle are Mr. Watson^s well stocked coverts — Porter^s 

 Coppice, Prince Wood, and Rockingham Cow Pastures; 

 and south of these again the chain is continued with 

 King^s Wood, Swinehaw, Carlton Forest, the Pipwell 

 Woods, and Stoke — till we get to Brampton Wood 

 (the property of Lord Spencer). Between the river 



