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Parish of Woodhorn (Detd)

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
Horton Bridge	Horton Bridge	Mr. George Cairns	In the N.E. of this	An ordinary Stone Bridge of
	(Stone)		plan	one arch, on the turnpike road
	Horton Bridge	Mr. George Wood		crossing Horton Burn
	Horton Bridge	Mr. Robt Wigham

Shankhouse Bridge	Shankhouse Bridge	Mr. George Cairns	About 15 Chains	An ordinary Stone Bridge of
	(Stone)		South of Horton Bridge	one arch on the turnpike road
	Shankhouse Bridge	Mr. George Wood		Crossing Horton Burn
	Shankhouse Bridge	Mr. Robt Wigham

The Albion Inn	The Albion Inn	The Sign boad	About 11 Chains S.	A very good public house with out
(Horton House)	(Horton House)		S.E. of Shankhouse Bridge	houses garden &c attached
	do	Mr. George Wood		the property of Peter Jamison
	do	Mr. Robt Wigham

	Horton Burn is described in N.B. of Sheet 72 Plan 16

	Plessey Old Wagonway is described in N.B. of Sheet 73 Plan 13

				Felix Gillespie Civil Assistant

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