大山脚 = foot of mountain (mountain base), present day Bukit mertajam, basically just the location where BM town is build

北海 = Northern Sea (present day Butterworth), some source say its from a late Qing document call 槟榔屿游记 = Penang Island travel notes, the note mentions

过海一带英之属境，统归屿辖。共设公堂五：一在北海、一在笨仔牙、一在高淹、一在大山脚、一在武吉淡门”

Cross the sea, a region owned by English, govern under the Island's jurisdiction. 5 courts are established. 1 at the Northern Sea (北海, Butterworth), 1 at BenZiYa (笨仔牙, dont know what is the current location, translation is idiot's teeth), 1 at GaoYan (高淹, translation High Flood, present day Nibong Tebal), 1 at foot of Mountain (大山脚, present day bukit mertajam, 1 at 武吉淡汶 (chinese pinyin of Bukit Tambun)

This post has been edited by MKCL: Sep 8 2022, 04:46 PM