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Sheet 72 Plan 14 Parish of Stannington

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
Briery Hill	Briery Hill	Mr Arrington	About 65 Chains	A small Farm dwelling with the
	Briery Hill	Mr Cooke	east of Stannin-	necessary outhouses and vegetable
	Briery Hill	Mr Johnson	gton Village	Gardens attached
	Briery Hill	The Tithe Plan
	Briery Hill	White’s Directory

Stannington Banks	Stannington Banks	Mr Arrington	About 18 Chains	This name is applied to a steep Bank
	Stannington Baksnks	Mr Young	South east of	on ~~each side~~ the north side of the River Blyth thickly
	Stannington Banks	Mr Wright	Briery Hill	overgrown with wood the general appear-
				ance of which are Forest wood &
				part of which is cut down

River Blyth	River Blyth	Mr Arrington	About 20 Chains	A small River flowing in an a north
	River Blyth	Mr Young	South east of	easterly direction emptying itself into the
	River Blyth	Mr Wright	Briery Hill	German Ocean at the Town of Blyth
	River Blyth	White’s Directory
	The Blyth	Mackenzie’s History
	R. Blyth	A small County Map

				James Gray Sapper Royal Engineers

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