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Town of Hexham Sheet 21 Plan

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
Cow Garth	Cow Garth	Mr Gibson	South of Hexham	A well known name applying to the
	Cow Garth	Mr Fairless	House	pleasure Grounds attached to
	Cow Garth	Mr Clayton		Hexham House supposed to
				have been the Milking place
				of the Cows belonging to the monks
				of the adjoining Abbey

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Transcribed by PW and CTW