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Sheet 83 Plan 9 Haltwhistle Parish

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
Vintners Hall	Vintners Hall	Thomas Kirk	60 Chains S.E	A small farm house at the South
	Vintners Hall	George Armstrong Edges Green	of Benkshill	end of Edges Green, this has
	Vintners Hall	Wm Armstrong Edges Green		obtained the name from the fact that
	Venture Hall	George Armstrong Whiteside		smuggled spirits being sold in
	Vintners Hall	List of County Voters		it without licence
	Vintners Hall	Mac Louchlans Map of the Wall

Close a burns	Close e burns	White’s directory	81 Chains S.E	A small hamlet consisting of
	Close-a-burns	Mr Thomas Kirk	of Benkshill	three farm houses
	Close-a burns	Mr John Lowes
	Close-a burns	Mr George Armstrong
	Close a burn	Mac Louchlans Map of the Wall
	Close-a Burns	List of County Voters

Pont Gallon Burn	Pont Gallon Burn	Mr Thomas Kirk	45 Chains S.E	A mountain stream flowing in
	Pont Gallon Burn	Mr John Lowes	of Benkshill	S. Westerly direction to where
	Pont Gallon Burn	Mac Louchlans Map of the Wall		it enters the Caw Burn at
				Cleugh Foot

	Melkridge Common	See name book of Sheet 83 Plan 6

				M. Costelloe Civil Assistant

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Transcribed by CTW and PW