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Sheet 101 Plan 8 Parish of Whitfield

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
Bear’s Bridge	Bear’s Bridge	Estate Plan	About 16 Chains	A small ~~bridge and~~ Hamlet
	Bear’s Bridge	Mr Johnson	S.E. of The Laws	consisting of Post Office Police Station
	Bear’s Bridge	Mr Walton		and a few Cottages north of Blue Back
				(this name applies to both Bridge
				and Hamlet)

The Buck Inn	Blue Back	Estate Plan	About 30 Chains	A good Inn for the accomodation of
or	The Buck Inn		S.E. of The Laws	travellers. It received this name from
Blue Back	Blue Back	Mr Thompson Innkeeper. Blue Back.		being the first house in the Parish that was
	The Buck Inn			covered with blue slates. (the sign under which
	Blue Back	Mr Walton		it is licensed is The Buck Inn
	The Buck Inn


Blueback Mill	Blueback Mill	Mr Thompson	About 20 Chains	A large ~~corn~~ water mill for grinding
(Corn)	Corn		S.E. of The Laws	corn situated north east of Bears Bridge
	Blueback Mill	Mr Walton
	Corn
	Blueback Mill	Mr Johnson
	Corn

				John Kelly Civil Assistant

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Transcribed by PT