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 in search of information, is not the less desirous of knowing that such a place is so near the line, nor will the foreigner, who may be contemplating a Railroad in his own country and neighbourhood, receive information with less gout, (as to tbc extent of occupation in a country through which a railroad passes, and by which it must in some measure be directly or indirectly supported,) because he cannot prove its correctness with his eyes.

To the right, is Maer Hall; and, a little farther on, the township of Maer. The parish and township contains a population of 505, chiefly rural; An. As. Val. £2,548; living, a curacy, in the archdeaconry of Stafford, and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; C. V. £20 6s. 8d. This is an ancient place; for we read that in 705 a great battle between the Mercians and Northumbrians was here fought. An embankment of one mile in length here commences; it has one bridge over the Railroad, and two under. To the right is Hill Chorlton (pop. 135);

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a little farther, on the left, opposite 55¾ is Shelton Farm, occupied by Mr. Dimmock; Mr. Beat's mill, and the village of Stapleford, are on the right. Chapel Chorlton (pop. 251; An. As. Val. £2,301) cannot be seen, but its scite is pointed out by the steeple of