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Parish of Earsdon Townships of Holywell and Earsdon

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
Holywell Grange	Holywell Grange	Mr John Smith	About 20 Chains	this name is given to a good
	Holywell Grange	T. Taylor Esqr	N of East Holywell	farm house with outhouses &c
	Holywell Grange	Mr Turner	Colliery	attached both owned & occupied
	Holywell Grange	Greenwood's County Map		by Hugh Taylor Esqr
	Grange	White's Directory

Fenwick's Close	Fenwick's Close	Mr John Smith	About 38 Chains	An ordinary farm house with
	Fenwick's Close	T Taylor Esqr	S.E. of Holywell	outhouses & gardens &c attached
	Fenwick's Close	Mr Blackburn	Grange	in the occupation of Mr John Smith
	Fenwick's Close	Richardson's plan of the Suburbs		And owned by Nathaniel Bates Esqr
		of Newcastle
	Fenwick's Close	Greenwood's Co Map
	Fenwick's Close	Award Plan
	Fenwick's Close	Estate Plan
	Fenwick's Close	County Register of the Electors for 1858
	Fenwick's Close	White's Directory

Backworth Wagonway	Backworth Wagon Way	Thomas John Taylor Esqr	About 19 chains SW	The name is given to a Railway exclusively
	Backworth Wagon Way	Revd R.E. Mason	of West Holywell Square	used for the transport of coals from the Backworth
	Backworth Wagon Way	Mr [Tranter?]		Colliery to the River Tyne Messrs Waldie
				& Lamb Proprietors

				Thomas Jordan

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Transcribed by CTW and PW