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SECT. V. 



Remarks on the weftern parts of New-foreft, from 

 Vicar's-hill to Ringwood ; and from thence 

 through Chrift-church to Lymington. 



FROM Vicar's-hill, we pafled Boldre- 

 bridge, and afcending the oppofite bank, 

 called Rope-hill, to Battramfley, we had a 

 beautiful view of the eftuary of Lymington 

 river ; which when filled with the tide, 

 forms a grand fweep to the fea. It is fcen to 

 moft advantage from the top of the hill, a 

 few yards out of the road on the right. The 

 valley, through which the river flows, is 

 broad ; it's fcreens are not lofty, but well 

 varied, and woody. The curves of the river 

 are marked by long projections of low land, 

 and on one or two of them fome little faltern, 



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