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Parish of Long Benton Townships of Long Benton and Killingworth

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
West Moor	West Moor	Mr. Thos Tate	In the south of the	A large colliery village. Consisting
	West Moor	Mr. Liddle	township of	of a great number of dwelling
	West Moor	Mr. Laidlaw	Killingworth	houses, three places of religious
	West-Moor	White’s Directory		worship, and a private school for the
	Westmoor	Whellan’s Directory		instruction of the Children of the
	Killingworth West Moor	County Register of Electors for 1858		workmen employed at Killingworth
	West Moor	MacKenzie’s History		Colliery. This name has originated from
				the position of the village, it being
				erected on the west side of Killingworth Moor

Cross Row	Cross Row	Mr. John Tait	In the village of	A row of dwelling houses,
	Cross Row	Mr. Liddle	West Moor. About	occupied by pitmen
	Cross Row	Mr. Laidlaw	10 chains west of
			Killingworth Colliery

Lane Row	Lane Row	Mr. Thos Tate	In the south of	A long row of dwelling houses,
	Lane Row	Mr. John Tait	the village of	occupied by pitmen. The property
	Lane Row	Mr. Laidlaw	West Moor	of the owners of Killingworth Colliery

				John McMahon Civil Assistant

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Transcribed by PT and CTW