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Sheet 52 Plan 14 Parish of

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
Elsdon	Elsdon	Rev. John Baillie MM	18 miles W. N. W.	A neat and well built village consisting of
	Elsdon	Mr. Hindmarsh	of Morpeth	an old church and Castle, two Inns a [???]
	Elsdon	Whites Directory		A few small farmers and shopkeepers and [???]
				of private dwellings. There is one fair held here
				on the 26th of August for live stock and two hirings
				for Farm servants There is also a Court Leet held
				here about Michaelmass the jurisdiction of which
				extends into the Parish of Corsenside and Holystone
				chapelry. The property in and about Elsdon belongs
				to various parties. The fair green is the property of the
				Duke of Northumberland

Rector’s School	Rectors School	Rev. John Baillie MA	About 3 chains W of	A neat stone building with Masters residence
	Rectors School	Mr. Davison	Elsdon Church	and garden attached erected in 1833 by public
	Rectors School	Name cut on stone in front		subscription The Rector of Elsdon for the time being
				is the patron who pays the Master 25 pounds
				per annum who teaches the children and acts
			as parish Clerk. The above sum can be stopped at the Rectors
			pleasure it is consequently not an endowment It is not subject to
			Government inspection nor under the control of the counsel of education
			it is therefore, purely what its name implies, The Rectors School

				Edw. Gillespie Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by MEM