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Parish of Gosforth Townships of Kenton and Coxlodge
Sheet 88 Plan 14

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
Kenton	Kenton Toll Bar	Mr William Brown	About 26 chains	An ordinary toll bar
(TP)	Kenton Toll Bar	Mr William Pickering	N.W. of Kenton Granery	Situated at the junction of
	Kenton Toll Bar	Mr Whinney		Kenton Lane with the Stamfordham
				Turnpike

Kenton Bar	Kenton Bar	Whellan’s Directory	About 7 Chains S.W.	A Small hamlet so called from its proximity to
	Kenton Bar	White’s Directory	of the National School	Kenton TP it contains 1 Farm Ho. a PH & a few Cottages
		Mr Stewart

Post Office	Post Office	Mr William Brown	About 10 chains	An old and mean Stone building
	Post Office	Mr William Pickering	N.by W. of Kenton	occupied by Mr Charlton who
	Post Office	Mr Whinney	Graneary	acts as postmaster
	Post Office	Whellan’s Directory

Wes. Methodist Chapel	Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Mr William Brown	About 10 chains	An old Stone building in quite a
	Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Mr Pickering	N. of Kenton Graneary	delapidated state it is also used
	Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Mr Whinney		as a School & is the property of
	Methodist Meeting House	McKenzie’s History		the Teacher

Demesne Well	Demesne Well	Mr William Brown	About 11 Chains	A very good Spring highly
	Demesne Well	Mr William Pickering	S.E. of Kenton	reputed by the inhabitants of Kenton
	Demesne Well	Mr Whinney	Graneary	Village for the Superior quality of its water

				Thomas Jordan LceCorpl REngrs

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