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Sheet 61 Plan 7 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
Ottercops	Ottercoaps	Mr. Weatherstone	15 Chains S of	A small stone building situated
	Ottercoaps	Mr. Charleton	Sting Moss	near to the Turnpike Road between
	Ottercoaps	Mr. Green		Newcastle and Edinburgh

Ottercops Moss	~~Sting~~ Ottercops Moss	Mr. Weatherstone	15 Chains N of	A large track of wet marshy ground
	~~Sting~~ Ottercops Moss	Mr. Charleton	Ottercaops	situated on Elsdon Common and
	~~Sting~~ Ottercops Moss	Mr. Green	Sting Moss will appear on	near to Ottercaops Farm House
			other Plans in its proper
			position J.D.

Benshaw Law	Benshaw Law	Mr. Weatherstone	50 Chains N W	A long ridge of ground of a
	Benshaw Law	Mr. Charleton	of Ottercaps	considerable elevation situated on
	Benshaw Law	Mr. Green		Elsdon Common

Mount Gilbert	Mount Gilbert	Mr. Weatherstone	64 Chains N W	A large hill of a considerable elevation
	Mount Gilbert	Mr. Charleton	of Ottercaps	situated near to the Turnpike Road
	Mount Gilbert	Mr. Green		between Newcastle & Edinburgh

	Elsdon Common			See name Book of Sheet 53 Plan 6

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