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- 1 2 "Our History". Free Grace Baptist Church, Twickenham. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Church Directory O-Z". Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East) . Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Places of worship in Richmond upon Thames | ||
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| Barnes |  | |
| Ham and Petersham | ||
| Hampton and Hampton Wick | ||
| Hampton Hill, Teddington and Fulwell | ||
| Kew | ||
| Mortlake and East Sheen | ||
| Richmond |
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| Twickenham and St Margarets | ||
| Whitton | ||
