30 <strong>The</strong> Ancient Stone Crossesis, however, of sufficient size for its present purpose, for about1832 a new one was built a short distance below, and it isthere the main road now crosses the stream, and consequentlythe former is relieved of most of the traffic. Fourparishes meet at the old bridge, those on the eastern bank ofthe river being Ugborough and Harford, and those on thewestern, Ermington and Cornwood.<strong>The</strong> Erme is a charming river, and to trace it to its sourcewill prove, for one who is not afraid of a day's walk, a mostdelightful ramble. In order to do this he should proceed upthe hill towards the railway station, and immediately afterpassing beneath the viaduct, a path will be observed on theright which leads directly to the river. <strong>The</strong> rambler will nowfind himself in Stowford Cleave, a deep winding valley whoseprecipitous sides are thickly clothed with trees, and running,between Henlake and Hanger Downs, and a portion ofHarford Moor. At each step new beauties will unfold themselves.Now the path is carried close to the river's brink,while a little further on the stream is lost in the thick andtangled foliage, to almost suddenly reappear at the head ofsome bend hitherto concealed by the dark firs. Here a deeppool, partly hidden by grey rocks, and above it an open reach,where the shallow waters run murmuringly over the pebbles.Above, the sky almost shut out from view by the livingcanopy of green below, the feet sinking deeply in moss, and;the tall ferns reaching nearly to one's waist, when for amoment the path is forsaken. <strong>The</strong> carolling of happy birds,the hum of insects, the gentle rustling of leaves and thesound of running waters, form fitting music to charm the earand call forth from the heart of the contemplative man praisesof nature's God. Anon the path becomes rougher, and inpart obliterated, and by-and-bye the valley widens a little,and glimpses of the moor are obtained. Further on, the hillscome in view, and up yonder, upon the very verge of thecommon, is the little church of Harford, with trees clusteringabout it, the whole picture at this point being as charming aone as it is possible to conceive. Still onward, the eyes ofthe rambler feasting upon the view before him tillleaving theriver for a small space, and crossing a field, he gains a lanethat will lead him to Harford Bridge, upon the skirts of themoor. Here he will linger to obssrve the many fresh beauties
Of Dartmoor and its Borderland. 31around him, ere entering upon the commons, and bestowsome notice upon the old structure thrown over the river.And now he will bid adieu to the fields and the woods, for themoor is before him. As he passes into its recesses he willmeet with much that will afford him delight. Nature will beseen in her ruder form, while the cairn and the stone circlewill speak of those who in the early days dwelt in the silentvalley through which flows the beautiful stream.Ivybridge Church is a modern building, having beenopening in 1882, and itpossesses but little to interest. <strong>The</strong>ruins of the old church close by are, however, very picturesque,being almost entirely covered with ivy, but can boastof no great antiquity, the original edifice only dating backto 1789, while some portion of what is now seen are theremains of additions made to it so late as 1835. Previous toan ecclesiastical district being formed out of the parishes ofUgborough, Ermington, and Cornwood,it was called St.John's Chapel, and was enlarged in the year just named, inconsequence of the increase in the number of inhabitants.When the present church was built the old one was dismantled,but the tower and the walls were suffered to remainintact, adding much to the attractivness of the surroundingsof the new edifice.Near the lower end of the town, and lying considerablyback from the road, isHighlands, the seat of Mr. WilliamCoryton, and where formerly resided Mr. William Cotton,the founder of the Cottonian Library at Plymouth. Below iton the other side of the way, is the chapel of the Wesleyans,a remarkably fine building, and nearly opposite to this wasformerly the chief hotel of the place. This is shown in anengraving in Moore's History of Devon, with the stage-coachready to start at the door.A road runs from Ivybridge to the town of Tavistock,passing through the village of Cornwood, where it is crossedby the one which we have already pointed out as the ancienttrack between Buckfast and Plympton. At the Plym theTavistock road joins another, which is also very ancient, andwhich we shall notice later on, but for the present shall confineour attention to the road from Ivybridge to the stream named.Leaving the old bridge over the Enne, we make our wayup the hillby the side of the churchyard, and passing the
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