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Sheet 61 Plan 9 Parish of Corsenside

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
Darney Hall	Darney Hall	Mr. Anderson	About 45 chains N E	A Natural cave ~~or rather an accidental fisure~~ in the face of
	Darney Hall	Mr. Charlton	of East Woodburn Bridge	Darney Crag ~~where the rocks at some former period have~~
	Darney Hall	Hodgsons History		~~slidden considerably towards the west. The cave~~ it is approched
				by a very narrow apperture, but widens considerably within
				and is said to extend for a very long distance,~~but~~there is
				no record of any one having explored it to any important
				extent. ~~There is a sound of water falling which can be~~
				~~heard near the entrance~~

Tumulus	Tumulus	McLaughlan’s Survey of Watling Street	About 68 Chains N.W.	A small mound of Earth and loose stones which seems
	Tumulus	Mr. Thomson	of East Woodburn Bridge	to be of artificial formation. It has never been opened
	Tumulus	Mr. Charlton		and therefore cannot be ascertained for what purpose it
				has been constructed

	River Rede		See Name Book of 61 – 13

	East Woodburn Common		See Name Book of 61 – 10

	Crow Burn		See Name Book of 60 – 12

	Corsenside Common		See Name Book of 60 – 8

				Edw. Gillespie SRE

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