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Sheet 61 Plan 15 Parish of Kirkwhelpington

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Black Down Black Down Mr Thornton About 16 chains N A hill of considerable elevation falling very
Black Down Mr Davison of Blackdown Flow abruptly towards the north so called from its
Black Down Mr Bell dark appearance being covered with heather
Blackdown Flow Blackdown Flow Mr Thornton About 16 chains S. An extensive swamp of wet marshy land
Blackdown Flow Mr Davison of Black Down forming the source of two streams flowing from
Blackdown Flow Mr Bell its east and west extremities
Lisles Burn Lisles Burn Mr Rudd About 10 chains N An ordinary stream gathering from a large
Lisles Burn Mr Thornton of Black Down marsh and flowing in a Westerly direction along
Lisles Burn Hodgsons History the North West Boundary of Kirkwhelpington Parish
Gowk Hill Gowk Hill Mr Thornton About 64 chains S.W. A remarkable eminence of considerable
Gowk Hill Mr Davison of Black Down elevation the word Gowk in this county is a
Gowk Hill Mr Bell pleonastic term for the cuckoo
Edw. Gillespie Sapper Royal Engineers

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