Francis Bunney (b Newland 8 May 1543; d Ryton 16 April 1617) was an English Anglican priest in the 16th century. [1]
Bunney was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, of which he became a Fellow in 1661. [2] He became a Canon of Carlisle Cathedral in 1572; Archdeacon of Northumberland in 1574; [3] and Rector of Ryton in 1579, holding all three positions until his death.
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Robert Thorp was a British clergyman.
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