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Parish of Earsdon Townships of Holywell and Backworth

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
Methodist Chapel	Methodist Chapel	Mr Robert Hann	About 8 Chains	A small plain brick building
(Primitive)	(Primitive)		N.E of the Holywell	used as a Chapel on the Sundays
	Methodist Chapel	Mr Hunter	Railway Station	& a School during the week
	(Primitive)
	Methodist Chapel	T. Taylor Esqr
	(Primitive)

Methodist Chapel	Methodist Chapel	Mr Robert Hann	About 2 Chains	A plain stone building the property of the
(Wesleyan)	(Wesleyan)		E. of the Holywell	property of the Wesleyan Methodist
	Methodist Chapel	Mr Hunter	Station	Society
	(Wesleyan)
	Methodist Chapel	T. Taylor Esqr
	(Wesleyan)

Post Office	Post Office	Sign Board	About 7 Chains	A plain dwelling house part of which
	Post Office	Mr Young	E. of the Holywell	is devoted for a Post Office
	Post Office	T. Taylor Esqr	Station	It is the property of T. Taylor Esqr

Holywell Station	Holywell ~~Railway~~ Station	Mr George Horsley	About 2 chains W.	A very small wooden building divided
	Holywell Station	Mr Hunter	of the Wesleyan	into two Compartments one of which is
	Holywell Station	T. Taylor Esqr	Methodist Chapel	used as an office the other a Passenger’s
	Holywell Station	Whellan’s Directory		Waiting Room George Horsley
				Post Master

				Thomas Jordan

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Transcribed by CTW and PW