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Sheet 42 Plan 1 Parish of Elsdon

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Featherwood Featherwood Mr. Hindmarsh 6 Chains West of A large Farm house in a
Featherwood Mr. Dunn the Roman Road good state of repair with garden
Featherwood Mr. Douglas & yard attached
Watling Street {Watling Street Mr. Hindmarsh 6 chains East of A portion of the great Roman road known
ROMAN ROAD Roman{Watling Street Mr. Douglas Featherwood House as Watling Street extending through the
(Remains of) Road{Watling Street Mr. McLauchlans Memoir of Parish of Elsdon.
(Watling Street) The road on leaving Rochester
Station makes a Considerable Curve in
a North Western direction Crossing
Sills Burn & ascends the steep bank
for about 20 Chains where it again
Curves & shapes its course nearly due
North The road is perfectly straight
from the last mentioned Curve until it
ascends the hill about 1/4 mile to the
South of Featherwood Farm House where
it makes a gentle curve to the left still
maintaining a Northern direction and
Crossing the Small Stream 6 Chains South
of Featherwood House again Curves
more abruptly to the right & Shapes
(Turn over)

Note: Unsigned

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Transcribed by CW

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