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Sheet 64/13 Plan 18 Town of Morpeth

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
Purdy’s Streem	Purdy’s Streem	Mr Wilson	2 1/2 chains S.W	A portion of the River Wans-
	Purdy’s Streem	Mr Hardy	of Grange Cottage	beck where two young women
	Purdy’s Streem	Mr Thornton		of the name of Purdy were drowned
				They were carried away by the cur-
				rent and lost.

Dyers House	Dyers House	Mr Thornton	About 7 1/2 chains	A small cottage at the
	Dyers Houses	Mr Hardy	N.E of Grange	North side of the River Wansbeck
	Dyers House	Mr Robson	Cottage

High Stanners	High Stanners	Mr Thornton	3 1/2 chains N E	A tract of pasture land at
	High Stanners	Mr Wilson	of Grange Cottage	the south side of the River
	High Stanners	Robt Shute Esqr		Wansbeck the property of
				the Freemen of Morpeth.

Whalebone Cottage	Whalebone Cottage	Robt Shute Esqr	8 chains East	A small house on the South
	Whalebone Cottage	Mr Hardy	Grange Cottage	Side of the High Stanners
	Whalebone Cottage	Mr Robson

Bullers Steps	Bullers Steps	R. Shute Esqr	9 Chains	A flight of stone steps
	Bullers Steps	Mr Hindmarsh	N.E. of Grange
	Bullers Steps	Mr Lewins	Cottage

				M. Costelloe C As

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