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John Hopton. Hall Court belongs to Major J. 

 Browne, Master of the South Staffordshire, who 

 always has a good fox at home — giving frequently a 

 run back to Cowarne. West Hide is a great wood of 

 perhaps three hundred acres in all, clothing the side 

 of a steep ridge in a semicircular course, and is a great 

 stronghold. Ashperton is a meet with some good 

 coverts ; while to the south-west again are other 

 extensive woods — e.g., Credenhill, Badinage, and 

 Garnons (Sir H. Coxwell's). Lugwardine Court is 

 the seat of Sir H. Croft, and is always the scene of the 

 meet following upon the Herefordshire Hunt Ball — an 

 old and well-sustained institution. The coverts drawn 

 are usually Swanley Wood, Moorend Covert^ and 

 eventually, perhaps. West Hide Wood. 



