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Parish of St John Lee Sheet 85 Plan 12

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Stagshaw Bank Stagshaw Bank Property Plan 28 Chains S of A large tract of unenclosed ground
Stagshaw Bank Richard Gibson Esqr Portgate Consisting Chiefly of Tough Pas-
Stagshaw Bank [*] Tithe plan ture it extends into the Parish of Corbridge
Wa[?]ting Gate (site of)?
Stagshaw Bank Joseph Fairless Esqr and belongs to W B Beaumont Esqr and to
Rowland Errington Esqr it is famed for
the large fairs that are held upon it in
May, July, August, and October.
GATE Port Gate Mr Maclauchlan’s Memoirs of 1 Chain N Where the Watling Street
(Site of) the Roman Wall of The Errington crossess the Roman Wall is known
(Port Gate) Port Gate Revd Dr J Collingwood Bruce Arms by this name from the belief that
Port Gate Joseph Fairless Esqr the Romans had a gate at the place
Port Gate Property Plan
CAMP Camp Mr Maclauchlan’s Memoirs of 28 40 Chains SE A small square enclosure
Watling Street the Roman Wall [*] of Portgate situated about 1/3 of a mile South
Camp Joseph Fairless Esqr of the Roman Wall and a few Chains
Camp Richard Gibson Esqr West of Watling Street it is overgrown
with Rough pasture and is supposed
by Mr Maclaughlan to be a Roman
station
"On this declivity on the West side of the Road is a quadrangular earthwork
having the appearance of an Exploratory Fort nearly rectangular containing
about 1 1/4 acre and with two entrances apparently one on the East and the other
on the North it is probable that this is the Camp written Roman Fort in
Warburtons Map"
Thomas Jordan
2nd Corpl Rl Engrs

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