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Sheet 86 Plan 2 Trace 6 Parish of Stamfordham

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
The Green	The Green	Mr. E Johnson	In the village of	This is the waste or common
	The Green	William Sample	Matfen	land belonging to the village of
	The Green	Sir Edwd Blackett Bart		Matfen

Trinity Church	Holy Trinity Church	Edward Rowell	5 Chains N.W. of	~~This is a~~ A Handsome edifice possessing
	Holy Trinity Church	Revd J S Priestman	Matfen Hall	free sittings for about 300 persons the
	Holy Trinity Church	Sir Edwd Blackett Bart		living is a perpetual curarcy in the
	Perpetual Curacy			patronage of Sir Edwd Blackett Bart
				and is endowed with tithes 40 acres of
				land ~~and~~ a handsome parsonage
				house and garden twelve acres of land
				were given by Sir Edwd Blackett Bart and
				the remainder was purchased by a grant from
				Queen Anne’s Bounty

Shinney Row	Shinney Row alteration approved of JS.	Edward Sample	In the ~~the~~ village	A Small Row of Cottage houses
	Shinney Row	Edward Rowell	of Matfen	in the village of Matfen Known
	Shinney Row	John Johnson		by that name, the name originates
	Shinney Row	Sir Edwd Blackett Bart		from the row having a situation upon
				which the sun shines often. hence the
				name Shiney Row

				Thomas Grehan Civil Assistant

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Transcribed by PT and DP