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Parish of Branxton
Sheet 13 No. 4 Trace 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
Whaup Moor	Whaup Moor	Revd Robt Jones	On Sheet	A field near the western extremity of the
		Mr A Rankin	13.4	parish. it is now only applied to the
		Copy of lease		one enclosure, the name is derived from
				the ~~Plover~~ curlew called Whaup in the north of
				England and also in Scotland.
				The land is now arable the property of
				J Collingwood Esqr of Cornhill House

Whaup Plantation	Whaup Plantation	Revd Robert Jones	On Sheet	A small irregularly shaped plantation of
		Mr Broomfield	13.4	mixed trees within the enclosure called
		Mr Rankin		Whaup Moor and named in consequence.

Branxton Stead	Branxton Stead	Revd Robert Jones	On Sheet	A small farm steading with one or
		Mr Rankin	13.4	two Hinds Cottages attached. it is situated
		Tithe Map		at the foot of Branxton Hill northward
				and belongs to the farm bearing the latter
				name. The proprietor is J Collingwood Esqr
				of Cornhill House

				William Boyd CA

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