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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Pearson, M. J. (2003). "The Welsh cathedrals 1066-1300', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 9, the Welsh Cathedrals". British History Online. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- 1 2 Willis, Browne (1719). A Survey of the Cathedral-Church of Landaff. R. Gosling. pp. 48–49.
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