Vign. IV.— Eeddington Church. 



MY GARDEN. 



" Der Garten ist einfach, und man fiihlt gleich bei dem Elntritte, dass nicht ein 

 wissenschaftlicher Gartner, .^ondern ein fuhlendcs Herz den Plan gezeichnet, das 

 -seiner selbst hier geniessen wollf."— Goethe, Leiden des y?mgen Werther's. 



CHAPTER I. 



SITUATION OF MY GARDEN. 



MY garden (plate 2) is situated at Wallington Bridge, in the hamlet 

 of Wallington, in the parish of Eeddington, in the county of 

 Surrey (plate 3). According to the parish Ordnance map, this plot of 

 ground 1 consists of 7 "925 acres of land and water. 



The parish of Eeddington, in Domesday Book written Beddintone 

 contains 3,951 '091 acres; and the hamlet of Wallington is situated in 

 the west side of the parish, and contains 823-089 acres; 



I am informed by Dr. Farr that by the Census of 1871, not yet 

 published, the population of Eeddington amounted to 1,499, and that of 

 Wallington to 1,335,. making a total of the entire parish of Eeddington 

 of 2,834. 



EEDDINGTON IN THE CELTIC PERIOD. 



Flint instruments are found ever the district, but not in great 

 numbers. Mr. J. Wickham Flower of Croydon has a very fine collection, 



1 Plot 82, sheet xiii. 12. 

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