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Parish of Elsdon Sheet 51 Plan 16

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
Garret Shield	Garret Shield	Mr Healey Garret Shield	68 Chains North	A farmhouse with cottage
	Garret Shield	Mr Hedley Wood hill	West of Woodhill	outhouse & garden &c attached the
	Garret Shield	Mr Hall Dunns Houses		property of Miss Davison Leamington Hall
	Garretsheels	List of Co Voters
	Garret Shields	White’s Directory

Cradle Steps	Cradle Steps	Mr Ferguson Otterburn School	52 Chains North	Several Stones placed in the
	Cradle Steps	Mr Thompson Otterburn	of Woodhill	River Rede for foot passengers
	Cradle Steps	Dr Mitchell Otterburn		to cross the Water. Origin of
				Name not known

Percy’s Cross	Percy’s Cross	Mr Fergusion Otterburn School	64 Chains	A circular pedestal of rough masonry, about
(Remains of)	Percy’s Cross	Mr Thompson Otterburn	North of	8 feet in diameter at bottom and upwards
	Percy’s Cross	Dr Mitchell	Woodhill	of 5 feet in height, tapering to the top, in the cen[tre]
	Percy’s Cross	"White’s" Battle of Otterburn		of which is placed the ~~old~~ socket belonging to
	Percy’s Cross			the original Cross, which was removed in 1777.
				It (the original cross was Erected to Memory
				of Lord Douglas who fell while command[ing]
				the Scotch Army at the Battle of Otterburn
				1388

				J. Sloan Sapper Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by SW