This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 Excerpt: …The park is naturally very fine, having a range of hills within its limits, bounding the view from the honse on one side, and covered with a series of woods overhanging the landscape in the most romantic way. The honse contains an immense number of fine pictures, many of them portraits of the Howard family. beanty: the whole forms a pleasing i.: …. fr.i A iii of ancient OXFORDSHIRE. Lcix, ih 48 mlles. Breadth W. Circumfcrence ID0. Square miles 742. Square acres 474,880. Hundreds 14. Market lawu It. Parishes 214. Houses 23,317. Persons 123,200.–Diocese of Oxford.–Oxford Circuit.–Members to Parliament 9.–Miiitia-meo C0. Boundaries.–Oxfordshire is bounded on the east by Bnckinghamshire, on the west by the county of Gloncester, on the south, south-west, and south-east, its limits unite with those of Berkshire. The river Charwell separates it from Northamptonshire on the north-east, and it has the county of Warwick on the north-west. It possesses in its southern districts, alternate hills and valleys, which are prodnctive of picturesqne scenery. The Chiltern hills are partly covered with rich mantles of beech. On the north stone fences supply the place of thick-set hedges, and the eye is often fatigned bya rnde and fririd munotony of scene. The rivers which flow throngh the county arc the chief sources of its beanty. In general, the air b considered healtby and bracing. For want of umbrageons fences, the northern parts are very chill in winter, and extremely warm in summer. Althongh there are many yeomen endowed with patrimony, yet the greater part of this county is not vested in small proprietors; one estate prodnces 20,000/. a year, one 5,500/., two 4,000/., and several above 3,000/. each. In number, beanty, and maguificence, of public buildings, a..