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Various modes of Spelling the same Names |
Authority for those modes of Spelling |
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| Greenwater Pool | Greenwater Pool | Mr. Moore | In the West of the | A deep portion of Ouse Burn, | ||
| Greenwater Pool | Mr. Telford | parish. About 4 chs | So called from the green appearance | |||
| Greenwater Pool | Mr George Cairns | West of Bulman’s Wood | of the water | |||
| Bulman’s Wood | Bulman’s Wood | Mr. Richard Davidson | In the West of the | A long narrow wood of forest trees | ||
| Bulman’s Wood | Mr. George Cairns | parish. About 4 chs | mixed with shrubs. It is very | |||
| Bulman’s Wood | Mr Moore | tastefully laid out with a number of | ||||
| walks, ponds etc | ||||||
| King John’s Palace | King John’s Palace | McKenzie’s History of Northumberland | In the West of the | A Small portion of the ruins which | ||
| (In Ruins) | King John’s Palace | Mr. Moore | parish. About 28 chains | formerly formed part of an Extensive Mansion. | ||
| King John’s Palace | Mr. George Cairns | S.E. of Benton Bridge | Tradition States that King John resided | |||
| retreat for King John | White’s Directory | here for a short time | ||||
| "Heaton was, it is said, a place of retreat for King John when he visited the north" | ||||||
| "Heaton – Mr. Bourne says "It has been handed down by tradition to the present day, | ||||||
| "that it was a place of retreat for King John. And there are still to be seen | ||||||
| "the ruins of an Ancient building, which carries the name of King John’s Palace. | ||||||
| "Whatever truth there may be in this tradition, this is certain, | ||||||
| "that there is on the north side of this old building the remains of a | ||||||
| John McMahon Civil Assistant | ||||||
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Transcribed by PT and JMCN
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