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Parish of Haltwhistle Sheet 91 Plan 5

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
Poltross Burn		{Mr Thos Wilson Thirwall Mill (North)	31 Chains West of
		{Mr Wm Laidler Wilton Ford Denton	Craig Cottage
		{Mr Joseph Menzies Throp Denton
	Poultross Burn	Mr Gardhouse		A small stream forming a part of
	Poultross Burn	Mr Hadspeth		the western boundary of this Parish
	Poultross Burn	Mr Lawther		flowing in a northerly direction
	Poltross	Wallis’ Histy of Northumberland		until it unites with the
	Poltross Burn	MLauchlan’s Map of Roman Wall		about 20 Chains West of Greenhead
	Poltross Burn	Bruce’s Roman Wall
	Poltross Burn	Mclauchlan’s Histy of Roman Wall
	Poltross Water	Gordon’s Itnerary of Roman Wall

Hill Head	Hill Head	Mr Hudspeth	30 Chains South West	An old farm house in
	Hill Head	Mr Lawther	of Craig Cottage	a very ruinous state,
	Hill Head	Mr Gardhouse		situated on an eminence.
	Hill Head	White’s Directory

	Thirlwall Common			See Name Book Sheet 91/6
	(South Side)

				John Davison Sapper Royal Engineers

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