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Rothbury Parish Sheet 53 Plan 8

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
Wards Hill	Wards Hill	James Jackson	50 Chains E	A large hill of considerable
	Wards Hill	Francis Forster	of Forestburn Gate	elevation commanding an
	Wards Hill	Edward Shillinglaw		extensive view of the
				surrounding Country

Wardshill	Wardshill	James Jackson	52 Chains E of	The ~~remains~~ ruins of a former
	Wardshill	Francis Forster	Forestburn Gate	House ~~since in ruins~~
	Wardshill	Edward Shillinglaw

White Shank	White Shank	James Jackson	73 Chains E of	A small ridge of
	White Shank	Francis Forster	Forestburn Gate	elevated ground situated
	White Shank	Edward Shillinglaw		a short distance south
				of Wards Hill

Boundary Gate	Boundary Gate	James Jackson	16 Chains East	A gate situated on the
	Boundary Gate	Francis Forster	of Thatch Meadows	By between Hartburn and
	Boundary Gate	Edward Shillinglaw		Rothbury Parishes at the
				point where the road between
				the above named villages
				crosses it

Note: Unsigned

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Transcribed by PW and CTW