His route was generally further west than the adopted route , passing to the west of Stapleford , and then through Leesthorpe and Ashwell to reach Oakham .
William Jessop was asked to survey a route , but it was Robert Whitworth who carried out the work .
William Jessop 's route was generally further west than the adopted route , passing to the west of Stapleford , and then through Leesthorpe and Ashwell to reach Oakham .
William Jessop was asked to survey a route , but it was Robert Whitworth who carried out the work .