Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perambulation \Per*am`bu*la"tion\, n.
   1. The act of perambulating; traversing. --Bacon.

   2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a
      forest, etc.

   3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour
      of inspection. ``The . . . bounds of his own
      perambulation.'' [Obs.] --Holyday.

Source : WordNet®

perambulation
     n 1: a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest
          etc.) in order to officially assert and record its
          boundaries
     2: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble},
         {promenade}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}]