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Sheet 60 Plan 3 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
Bought Knowe	Bught Knowe	Mr. Redshaw	19 Chains North	A considerable eminence on
	Bught Knowe	Mr Hedley	of Miller Burn	Troughend Common well
	Bught Knowe	Messers Thompson		Known by this name and
				derived from a small enclosure
				at its eastern extremity used for
				milking ewes.

Miller Burn	Miller Burn	Mr. Redshaw	19 Chains South	A considerable Stream rising
	Miller Burn	Messers Thompson	of Bught Knowe	on Troughend Common & flowing
	Miller Burn	Mr. Hedley		in a South easterly direction until
	Miller Burn	Parish Plan		joins the River Rede.

Tofts Burn	Tofts Burn	Mr. Redshaw	17 Chains North	A large Stream rising on
	Tofts Burn	Mr. Hedley	of Bught Knowe	Troughend Common & flowing
	Tofts Burn	Messers Thompson		in a South easterly direction
	Tofts Burn	Parish Plan		until it forms a junction with
				Miller Burn.

The Pike	The Pike	Mr. Redshaw	59 Chains N.W.	A Small eminence on
	The Pike	Mr. Hedley	of Bught Knowe	Troughend Common well
	The Pike	Messers Thompson		Known by this name.

				J. Doherty Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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