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Sheet 94 Plan 5 Parish of Hexham

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
High Wood	High Wood	Mr Lumley, farmer Blossom Hill	22 Chains	A large wood consisting of
	High Wood	Mr Elliott	north of	firs and forest trees belonging
	High Wood	Mr Weallen	Low Gate	to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital

Wines Well	Wines Well	Wylam Walker Esqr. CE Hexham	52 Chains N.East	A good spring of water issuing
	W~~ynds~~ines Well	Mr Lumley	of Low Gate	south of High Wood
	W~~ynds~~ines Well	Mr Elliott
	W~~ynds~~ines Well	Mr Weallen
	Wines or Wines Well	The Tithe Plan
	Wines Well	Jasper Gibson Esqr.

Duke Willy	Duke Willy	Mr Weallen	32 Chains East	A small ~~brick~~ stone cottage on
	Duke Willy	Mr Elliott	of Low Gate	the side of the road and west
	Duke Willy	Mr Lumley		of Summer Rods Ridge it
	Duke Willy	Jasper Gibson Esqr.		formerly a public House and had
	Duke Willy	Wylam Walker Esq. CE		as its sign "The Duke of Cumberland"
				(of AD 1746) he was familiarly
				Called "Duke Willy"
				hence the name

				John Kelly C/a

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