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Parish of Woodhorn
Sheet 56. Plan 13.

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Broad Skear Broad Skear Mr Adam Storey To the South of the A Reef of flat Rocks
Broad Skear Mr John Mills Snab Rocks The term Skear or Skeer among the
Broad Skear Mr David Gibson fisher people by whom the word is exclusively
used means flat rugged rocks submerged by the
sea at High Water *See below
White Willow Letch White Willow Letch Mr Adam Storey 23 Chains & 50 Links This rill is named from a Hedge of white willows which
White Willow Letch Mr John Mills South East of the formerly grew on its banks, but owing to the improvements
White Willow Letch Mr David Gibson Cresswell Arms Inn & alterations effected in the course of the formation of the Park
to the South of Cresswell Hall the Hedge disapeared, and the
Letch shared the same fate, only some 70 links of it being now visible
between the Road & high Water Mark to which the name is still applied
The Cresswell Arms Inn The Cresswell Arms Inn Mr David Gibson 4 Chains South East A good stone house licensed for the sale of Ale
The Cresswell Arms Inn License of the Cobble Inn & spirits with a good Yard & Stabling
The Cresswell Arms Inn Sign Board Attached
Blakemoor Links are described in Name Book of Sheet 56 Plan 9
Brig Head [is described in Name Book of] Sheet 56 Plan 14
*it has a different pronunciation from Scar as well as meaning
from Scar when made use of by the fishermen
the Scar (Brocketts) is pronounced with the broad a
and is applied by them to precipitious rocks overhanging
water which has a different meaning from the above Skear or Skeer
John Considine
Sapper Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by LF and JW

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