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Parish of Alwinton Sheet 35D Part 16.

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Youly Sike Youly Sike Mr. Wood 18 Chains East of A small stream extending north
Youly Sike Mr. Nichol Quickening Coat from its confluence with Ridlees Burn.
Youly Sike Mr. Ord. Shillmoor.
Red Sike Red Sike Mr. Wood 67 Chains East of A small rivulet flowing in
Red Sike Mr. Nichol Quickening Coat. a northerly direction until it
Red Sike Mr. Ord, Linshields unites with Ridlees Burn.
Green Gairs Green Gairs Mr. Wood 52 Chains S. East of An eminence north of Dykeham’s Edge part
Green Gairs Mr. Nichol Quickening Coat. of which is overgrown with herbage of a much
Green Gairs Mr. Ord. richer hue than that of the surrounding ground
Gairs – pieces of green land. this word does not appear in
"Brockett’s Glossary "Gears" appears in the above book
meaning "riches of any kind" the inhabitants pronounce
"Gears" quite different to the feature "Gairs"
John Davison Sapper Royal Engineers

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