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Sheet 52 Plan 9 Parish of Elsdon

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
Colwellhill	Colwell Hhill	Mr Storey	23 Chains SW	A small stone Building with outhouse
	Colwell Hhill	Mr Patterson	of Soppit Sike	and garden attached
	Colwell Hhill	Mr Herron
	Colwell Hill	List of County Voters

Soppit Sike	Soppit Sike	Mr Storey	23 Chains NE	A small rivulet rising from springs
	Soppit Sike	Mr Patterson	of Colwell Hill	and falls into Elsdon Burn
	Soppit Sike	Mr Herron

Leighton Hill	Leighton Hill	Mr Storey	50 Chains N of	A large hill of a considerable elevation
	Leighton Hill	Mr Patterson	Colwell Hill	situated on Elsdon Common
	Leighton Hill	Mr Herron

Girsonsfield Burn	Girsonsfield Burn	Mr Storey	76 Chains NW	A small mountain stream rising
	Girsonsfield Burn	Mr Patterson	of Colwell Hill	from wet marshy ground and
	Girsonsfield Burn	Mr Heron		falling into the Otterburn

Camp Hill	Camp Hill	Mr Storey	20 Chains SW	A hill of considerable elevation
	Camp Hill	Mr Patterson	of Colwell Hill	on the summit of this hill is an ancient
	Camp Hill	Mr Herron		camp supposed to have been occupied
				by the ancient Britaions ~~but no historical~~
				~~account can be found in reference to it~~

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