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- 1 2 3 Houses of Premonstratensian canons: Abbey of Halesowen, A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 2 (1971), pp. 162–166. Date accessed: 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Worc. Epis. Reg. Cobham, fol. 121. quoted in Parishes: Elmley Lovett, A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 106–110. Date accessed: 29 January 2011.
- ↑ Pope Nich. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 231. quoted in Houses of Premonstratensian canons: Abbey of Halesowen, A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 2 (1971), pp. 162–166.
- ↑ Cal. of Pat. 1461-7, 321. quoted in Houses of Premonstratensian canons: Abbey of Halesowen, A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 2 (1971), pp. 162–166.
- ↑ National Monuments Record, English Heritage
- ↑ Habington, Thomas, Survey of Worcestershire, 1600
- ↑ Victoria County History, Worcestershire, Vol.3, p.26
- ↑ Field Investigators Comments, F1 DJC 06-JAN-76 English Heritage
- ↑ National Monuments Record, English Heritage
- ↑ 9/96 Dodford Priory listing information
- ↑ Great Dodford and the later history of the Chartist Land Scheme, P Searby, Agricultural History Review 1968 p32 Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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