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Parish of Simondburn Sheet 84 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
Cat Gate	Cat Gate	Mr. W Taylor	61 Chains S. W of	An open space in Sewingshields Crags
	Cat Gate	Mr. Errington	the Camp	(Very precipitous) admitting of
	Cat Gate	Mr. J Dixon. Coldknuckles		nothing but a cat or such species
				of animals to pass, from which
				it derives its name

				John Davison Sapper Royal Engineers

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