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Parish of Woodhorn
Sheet 65–6

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
Rain’s Open	Rain’s Open	Mr Hall	Between Newbiggin	An opening in the sand hills having
	Rain’s Open	Mr Wilkie	Moor & Linefield	access for horses & Carts to pass through
	Rain’s Open	Mr Colin Downie	Links	It derives the name from a Farmer who lived
				at Linefield House about 45 years ago

Holy Brae Hill	Holey Brae Hill	Mr Hall	15 Chains South	An elevation in ~~the~~ Newbiggin Moor very
	Holey Brae Hill	Mr Wilkie	East of Rains –	well known as a landmark to the Fish-
	Holey Brae Hill	Mr Colin Downie	Open	ermen of Newbiggin when off the Coast
				so called from being very High & full of holes

Lyne Sands	Lyne Sands	Mr Hall	On the East Sides	Extensive Sands stretching from Sand
	Lyne Sands	Mr Wilkie	of Newbiggin Moor	eel Holes on the South East to Line
	Lyne Sands	Mr Colin Downie	& Linefield Links	hill on the North West

Swan’s Hill	Swan’s Hill	Mr Hall	North West of	A prominent eminence in Linefield
	Swan’s Hill	Mr Wilkie	Rains Open	Links known to & named by the fishermen
	Swan’s Hill	Mr Colin Downie		as a landmark

	The Carrs are described in Name Book of Sheet 65 Plan 10

				J Considine Sapper Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by LF and JW