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Parish of Alnham Sheet 29A,Part 2

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
Ainsey Burn	Ainsey Burn	Mr Geo. Armstrong Shepd	On Sheet	A considerable stream
		High Bleakhope	29.A	commencing north-east
	Ainsey Burn	Mr Wm Smith, Shepherd		of Bloodyush Edge, and flowing in a north-easterly
		Low Bleakhope		course, falls into the River
	Ainsey Burn	Mr John Burn, Shepherd		Breamish – origin of
		Low Bleakhope		this name unknown.

Nagshead Knowe	Nagshead Knowe	Mr Geo. Armstrong Shepd	On Sheet	A slight eminence situate
		High Bleakhope	29.A	on the north side of Ainsey
	Nagshead Knowe	Mr Wm Smith Shepherd		Burn, and near its Confluence
		Low Bleakhope		with the River Breamish.
	Nagshead Knowe	Mr John Burn Low, Shepherd
		Low Bleakhope

Rushy Sike	Rushy Sike	Mr Geo. Armstrong Shepd	On Sheet	A small stream north-east of
		High Bleakhope	29.A	Foulstep Sike, ~~and~~which falls into
	Rushy Sike	Mr Wm Smith Shepherd		Ainsey Burn.
		Low Bleakhope
	Rushy Sike	Mr John Burn Low, Shepherd
		Low Bleakhope

				John Callanan 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by JW and LF