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there is nothing to prevent a fox travelling thence 

 right away to the Stockley Hills. Bacton is a common 

 meet for the rough country in the direction of the Black 

 Mountain, and Batchow Hill is generally fixed for the 

 Stockley heights. 



On a Friday^ Aconbury is often named, with a view 

 to the mass of hill coverts of which it is about the 

 centre and most prominent part : and Little D ewchurch 

 is the meet for Athelstane Wood. Holm Lacey, where 

 the extensive coverts are well cared for, belongs to Sir 

 Henry Stanhope, Bart. Over the river is Mordiford 

 for the Sufton coverts (Capt. Hereford's) ; and Stoke 

 Edith, of course, for the beautiful woods on the hills 

 above described. Woolhope is the rendezvous for that 

 district; while in the open, and what is generally held 

 to be the best, country to the south, Harewood Lodge 

 is fixed for the small Harewood coverts. There is 

 little, if anything, to be drawn between here and the 

 Trebandy and Bernithen Woods, neither of which are 

 of any great size. Trebandy House, the seat of Mr. 

 Bullock, who is a good friend to foxes, is the ordinary 

 fixture for the two latter. St. Weonard-'s is another 

 meet on the edge^of this vale ; and may lead to either 

 the upper or lower ground. 



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