, 1335, Edmund de la Marc was presented to
the hermitage of Athelaxdestan," a name signifying the stone or rock of
Ethelwald.

The Cemetery lies embosomed in a sunny opening of the rocks below the
Hermitage, where nature and art combined--the former predominating so
much by means of a noble amphitheatre of rocks--have given to the spot a
quiet, pleasing interest. Outside the Cemetery, a winding path leads to
the High Rocks, the road to which the inhabitants have recently improved.
This elevated position above the Severn well deserves a visit, commanding
as it does the Vale, through which the river winds amidst alluvial lands,
bounded by the heights of Apley and Stanley, the hills of the Wrekin and
Caradoc, and those of the Brown and Titterstone Clees, with the Abberley
and Malvern hills in the distance. The castellated structure at the foot
of the High Rocks, now used for manufacturing purposes, occupies the site
of the Old Town's Mills, given by Henry III. to the inhabitants, and out
of which he made provision for the hermit of Mount St. Gilbert.

APLEY.

On leaving Bridgnorth the scenery becomes exceedingly interesting. On
the left is Hoard Park, Severn or Sabrina Hall, and Little Severn Hall.
Astley Abbots and Stanley lie higher up on the hill on the same side;
whilst on the right, rocks, crowned by trees, rise from the river in
undulating lines, and introduce us to the picturesque grounds of Apley.
The house is a castellated structure of fine freestone, with a domestic
chapel on the north side; it occupies a slight elevation above the river,
where it is thrown into pleasing relief by woods that crown still greater
heights. The park is diversified by clumps of noble trees, by projecting
rocks, pleasing glades, and grassy flats, on which groups of browsing
deer are seen; and the terrace is one of the finest and most extensive in
England. From its great elevation it commands pleasing views of the
park, of the Severn, and of wide, undulating districts on either side,
rich in sylvan beauty. The proprietor is T. C. Whitmore, High Sheriff of
the county, whose ancestors, from the time of Sir William Whitmore
(1620), have occasionally enjoyed that honour. Opposite to Apley is

LINLEY STATION.

The angler, desirous of a few hours' amusement, may here find good sport
at the fords, where the brooks come down and enter the river. Grayling
and trout are often caught, and chub, less in favour with fishermen