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Parish of Holy Island (Detached) Sheet 4-13

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
Meat and Bield	Meat and Bield	Mr. Adam Bell,(proprietor)	on Sheet	A row of small Cottages (in one of
	Meat and Bield	Mr.James Wilson,(South Ord)	4.13	which there is a dayschool kept)
	Meat and Bield	Mr.John Smith,(Priorhouse)		each having a small garden
				attached, they are occupied by
				Pitmen, and are the property of
				Mr Adam Bell East Ord –
				The name is said to have originated
				as follows:- There was a man taking
				dinner at the back of a fence, when
				one of his fellow-workmen, happening
				to come that way, was asked to
				partake, when he replied that,
				this was a very comfortable place,
				for, that, there was both meat and
				Bield; i.e. Meat and shelter –

Berwickhill	Berwickhill	Mr.Adam Bell,(proprietor)	on Sheet	A Coalpit, now being worked by the
Colliery	Colliery	Mr.James Wilson,(South Ord)	4.13	Corporation of Berwick, ~~and~~ is situ
		Mr.John Smith,(Priorhouse)		-ated about 10 chains east of "Meat and
		& Alexr Lowery Esqr. Berwick		Bield". Altho’ ~~that~~ this pit gets this
				name, ~~its~~ it is no more "Berwickhill Colliery"
				than any other pit in the Townships of Spittal
				and Tweedmouth, as each pit in these places
				~~were~~ was known by this name, while being worked, as the
				corporation, own the Royalty, of both Townships –

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