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Sheet 111 Plan 2 Parish of Allendale

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
Shield’s Edge	Shield’s Edge	Mr. John Reed	29 chains East	A very steep edge forming
	Shield’s Edge	Mr. Thos Whitfield	of Swinhope	part of the eastern Bdr.
	Shield’s Edge	Mr. John Wilson	Head	of Swin Hope, it derives
				its name from a person
				who formerly kept his Sheep on
				this Part of Swinhope Moor

Red Crag	Red Crag	Mr. John Reed	29 chains	A very steep natural
	Red Crag	Mr. Thos Whitfield	N East of	Bank, there are no crags
	Red Crag	Mr. John Wilson	Swinhope Head	jutting out of it although
				this name is well known

The Dodd	The Dodd	Mr. Stobbs	10 chains East of	A ridge of moorland
	The Dodd	Mr. Lee	Middlehope Head	extending from near the house
	The Dodd	Mr. McMillan		of Middle Hope to the
	The Dodd	Mr. Bewick		River East Allen
	The Dodd	Mr. Clark
	The Dodd	Mr. Curry


				John Stewart Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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