The third spring is the
beginning of the stream that runnes to Caln, called Marden,§ and
driving several mills, both for corne and fulling, is swallowed up by
the North Avon at Peckingill-meadow near Tytherington. [See also
Aubrey's description of these three springs, ante, page 24.- J. B.]
† Avon, a river, in the British language.
‡ Cynetium, Marleborough, hath its name from the river. The Welsh
pronounce y as wee doe u.
§ Quaere, if it is called Marden, or Marlen? [Marden is the present
name.- J. B.]
The North Avon riseth toward Tedbury in Gloucestershire, and runnes to
Malmesbury, where it takes in a good streame, that comes from
Hankerton, and also a rivulet that comes from Sherston,* which
inriching the meadows as it runnes to Chippenham, Lacock, Bradford,
Bath, Kainsham, and the city of Bristowe, disembogues into the Severne
at Kingrode.
* [The Sheraton rivulet, and not that which rises near Tetbury, is
generally regarded as the source of the North, or Bristol Avon.-J. B.]
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The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to
Oxford. The source of it is in Gloucestershire, neer Cubberley (in the
rode from Oxford to Gloucester), where there are severall springs. In
our county it visits Cricklad, a market towne, and gives name to Isey,
a village neer; and with its fertile overflowing makes a most glorious
verdure in the spring season. In the old deeds of lands at and about
Cricklad they find this river by the name of Thamissis fluvius and the
Thames.
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