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 of Stafford and Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; C.V. £22; patron, the Earl of Dartmouth.

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Opposite here, to the south-west, is Sandwell Hall and Park, the beautiful seat of the Earl of Dartmouth. The mansion is an elegant erection, and is situated in a romantic valley, with a noble lawn, tastefully laid out in front, and backed by deep woods.

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We are now fast approaching the Newton Hill Cutting; it is the deepest on the line, being upwards of 70 feet below the level of the fields, and half a mile in length. Here to the right is HampsteadHamstead [sic] Hall, the residence, we believe, of Wm. Wallis, Esq. The grounds are beautifullylaid out, and present as great a variety of scenery as such a space could produce: the woods are rich, and the grounds formed in easy undulations. A little further on is a white cottage—we believe, Claremont Villa.

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At this post the embankment over which we have been travelling for the last half-mile ends. We now pass two excavations and embankments, over which are two bridges, and under them one, of two arches; these bring us to Perry BarBarr [sic] Station, but ere we arrive there we must notice that the grounds of Perry Hall, the seat of J. Gough,