114 The Hunting Countries of England. 



THE WEST NOEEOLK.* 



The extent of Norfolk over which Mr. Hamond 

 might at the present moment hunt is practically only 

 limited by distance from kennel and strength of 

 establishment. His Country still remains The West 

 Norfolk : but there is no other pack in the county ; 

 and the boundary-line only exists to mark where the 

 former Lords Hasting hunted from Melton Constable, 

 and in case their Hunt should be again revived. 

 Thus, unhunted ground stretches away to the east till 

 the sea is reached. On the other three sides are fen 

 and seaboard, except where the Suffolk hounds draw 

 on south border of Norfolk ; and practically the West 

 Norfolk country stands isolated — a slightly raised 

 plateau of sound hunting ground above the half- 

 encircling marsh and sea. 



King^s Lynn and Swaffham are its chief towns, 

 each about three hours from London (Liverpool- 

 street or St. Pancras) . The kennels are at Great 

 Massingham, about the centre of the country, on Mr. 

 Hamond' s own property, and about a dozen miles 

 from either town. 



* Vide Stanford's " Himtiiig Map," Sheets 11 and 17, and 

 Hobson's Foxhunting Atlas. 



