Pebble Combe , passage of Old Road across, 194 - 196 (and map).
Pilgrimage , to shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury, preserves the Old Road, 76 - 81 ; change of date of, 91 ; rapid development of, 91 - 92 ; ancient sites restored by, 93 ; but also prehistoric track sometimes confused by list of places so affected, 96 (and note); example at Ropley of its recovery of Old Road, 136 (and note); confuses record of passing of River Mole, 181 ; diversion caused to Road after Merstham, 205 ; and Old Wives' Lees, 271 .
Pixham Mill , Old Road crosses Mole at, 182 (map), and 183 (note).
Porchester , example of Roman use of 'Second Crossing,' 55 .
Portsmouth , as a harbour of the 'Second Crossing,' 54 .
Portus Adurni , possibly origin of a track to London, 200 ; doubts on its equivalence to Shoreham, 200 .
Portus Lemanis , the modern Lympne, perhaps original of Old Road, 27 ; its connection with the earliest crossing of the Straits, 35 .
Puttenham , apparent exception to straightness of Old Road at, mentioned, 105 ; example of church passed to south, 110 ; medieval market at, 158 ; diversion of Old Road at, discussed, 159 - 161 (and map); neolithic and bronze remains at, 161 .
Quarley Hill , on original track of Old Road, 27 .
Quarry Hangers , east of Red Hill, too steep to take Old Road, 205 , 206 ; arrival at summits of, 207 .
Ramsgate , one of modern harbours on northern shore of Straits, its artificial character, 36 .
Roads, prehistoric , in England, correspond to five hill ranges, 15 (with map); difficulty of recovering, 74 - 75 ; especially preserved in Britain, 78 ; and their destruction in twelfth century, 84 , 85 .
Roman Britain , imperfect occupation of, 76 , 77 .
Roman Coins , discovery of, at Gatton, 203 ; at Boxley, 253 (note 2).
Roman Remains , near Itchen Abbas, 126 (and note); near Farnham, 153 ; at Colley Farm and Walton Heath, 197 ; at Titsey Park, 214 ; at Lower Halling, Snodland, Burham, Little Culand, 251 ; Plaxtol and Thurnham, Boxley, 253 (note 2).
Roman Road , definite character of a, 74 ; from Winchester to Silchester, site of, 119 , 124 (and note); conjectural from Portus Adurni to London, 200 ; at base of Upwood Scrubbs, 208 .
Ropley , passage of Pilgrimage through, and position on Old Road, 136 (and note); valley of, track of Old Road through, 137 (map).
St. Thomas à Becket , his shrine at Canterbury destroys that of St. Swithin at Winchester, 71 ; pilgrimage to tomb of, see ' Pilgrimage '; his martyrdom, turning-point of twelfth century, 89 ; date of martyrdom, jubilee and translation, 91 ; his chapel at Reigate, 200 .
Salisbury Plain , area of convergence of prehistoric roads, 16 .
Sandwich , one of harbours on northern shore of Straits, 35 .
Scilly Isles , their identification with Cassiterides doubtful, 20 .
' Second Crossing ,' passage of Channel from Cotentin to Wight so called, 46 ; its advantages, 48 ; map of, 49 ; high land marking either shore, 50 - 51 ; great advantage of its English harbours, 55 ; the direct route to the centre at Salisbury Plain, 56 ; principal cause of development of Winchester, ibid .
Seale , church of, passage of Old Road as near as possible to south of, 110 ; passed, 157 .
Seine , estuary of, its importance in production of Second Crossing, 48 , 49 (and map).
Severn , valley of, importance as metallic centre, 20 .
Stonehenge , and Avebury, mark convergence of prehistoric roads, 16 ; original starting-point of Old Road, 27 .
Stour, River , importance of in development of Canterbury, 42 , 43 ; compared to Itchen, 68 , 69 ; source in Lenham, 259 ; entry of Old Road into valley of, 260 , 262 .
Straits of Dover , importance of, to England alluded to, 17 ; discussed at length, 29 - 40 ; complexity of tides in, 32 ; opposite shores visible, 32 ; original harbours of, 35 ; original crossing of, 37 - 39 .
Ticino , example of advantage of partial isolation, 30 .
Tide , multiplicity of harbours due to their complexity, 31 - 32 ; in Straits of Dover, 37 - 39 ; limit of, on Stour, 43 ; and on Itchen, forming Canterbury and Winchester, 68 ; political importance of limit of, e.g. at Snodland, 252 .
Watershed , method of crossing one, 60 - 61 ; that between Itchen and Wey, 61 - 62 (and map); proximity of, to Medstead, 113 ; direct approach to, an argument for Itchen Stoke Ford, 131 ; also for coincidence of Old Road with Brisland Lane, 135 ; how approached from Ropley valley, 137 (and map); passed on journey, 140 ; map of, in detail, 143 ; of Medway and Stour, 259 .
Watling Street , alluded to, 18 ; preserved when others disappeared in twelfth and thirteenth centuries, 86 .
Welsh Road , preserved, like the Old Road, by turnpikes, 95 - 96 .
West Country , importance of, in early times, 19 - 22 ; spirit of, 21 .
Weston , or Albury Wood , Old Road passes to north of, 106 (note); this part of road described in journey, 173 .
Weston Street , old name for Albury, significant of passage of Old Road, 136 (note 2).
West Street , near Lenham, place-name significant of passage of Old Road, 136 (note 2).
Wey River , discussion of how crossed by Old Road near Shalford, 164 - 167 (and map).
—— valley of, forms Winchester to Farnham road, 60 ; its geological conditions beyond Alton, 152 (and note); coincidence of Old and modern road in, 149 - 152 (and map); Roman remains in, 153 .
Winchelsea , one of original harbours on northern shore of Straits, 35 .
Winchester , why the origin of Old Road in its final form, causes of development of, 45 - 57 ; inland town of the Second Crossing, 56 ; great age of, 56 ; compared to Chartres, 57 ; compared with Canterbury, 66 - 71 ; beginning of decay of, after twelfth century, 87 ; arrangement of Roman streets in, 117 ; site of north gate of, 118 .
Winds , prevailing in Straits of Dover, 33 ; effect of, on original crossing, 34 ; prevailing, of 'Second Crossing,' 48 (map), 49 .