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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
Lynfield Links	Liynefield Links	Mr Hall	North West of Newbiggin	A track of Sand Hills clothed with
	Liynefield Links	Mr Wilkie	Moor	Bent and other description of Rough Pasture
	Liynefield TJ Links	Mr Colin Downie		It is attached to Linefield Farm

Chapman’s Open	Chapman’s Open	Mr Hall	On the East Side	An opening in the Hills admitting
	Chapman’s Open	Mr Wilkie	of Broad Hill	Horses & Carts passing through
	Chapman’s Open	Mr Colin Downie		to & from the beach

Broad Hill	Broad Hill	Mr Hall	West & North of Chap-	A Hill in Newbiggin Moor
	Broad Hill	Mr Wilkie	mna’s Open	which serves as a landmark to the
	Broad Hill	Mr Colin Downie		Newbiggin fishermen and was named
				by them time beyond memory for that purpose

Blue Holes	Blue Holes	Mr Hall	North of the Carrs	The Fieflds of f Marshy Pasture
	Blue Holes	Mr Wilkie		Appertaining to the Farm of Linefield
	Blue Holes	Mr Colin Downie		House

Blueholes Cottage	Blue Holes Cottage	Mr Wood	At the North end	A small Cottage & gardem &c
	Blue Holes Cottage	Mr Mather	of Blue Holes
	Blue Holes Cottage	Mr Straker

				J Considine Sapper Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by LF and JW