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Parish of St John Lee
Sheet 85 Plan 10

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
Fallowfield Fell	Fallowfield Fell	Revd Mr Lee	20 Chains E.	A large tract of rough heathy
		Brunton House	of Fallowfield	ground in some places studded
		Wall		with Furze; it produces both lead
	Fallowfield Fell	Mr Shanks		& coal; the leasee of the Mineral
		Low Brunton		produce is Mr Jacob Walton, Sir Edwd
		Wall		Blackett Proprietor
	Fallowfield Fell	Mr Elliott Schoolmaster
		Wall

Written Crag	Written Crag	Mr Elliott	43 Chains N E	A small detached rock partially
	Written Crag	Mr Mark Benson Fallowfield	of Fallowfield	hidden with heath it is rough and
		Wall		has the following inscription graven
	Written Crag	Mr Shanks		upon it "PETRA FLAVI CARANTINI" the
	Written Cragg	Whites Directory		rock of Flavius Carantinus it gives the
		"No historical Inference Can be drawn"		name Written Crag to the adjoining ledge
		Whites Directory		of Rocks

Fallowfield	Fallowfield	Mr Benson	52 Chains S E	A superior Farm house
	Fallowfield	Mr Shanks	of ~~Fallowfield~~ Wall	having a number of Cottages close to,
	Fallowfield	Mr Elliott		for the accommodation of the Farm Servants;
	Fallowfield	Whites Directory		Mr Benson Farmer, Sir Edwd Blackett
				Proprietor; It is not a hamlet as stated in
				Whites Directory

				Thomas Jordan 2nd Corpl REngrs

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Transcribed by JW and DW