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- ↑ Pritchard, Jason (16 February 2016). "Sir Tony given High Steward role for Banbury". Banbury Guardian. Banbury. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Abfr Beesley, The History of Banbury (1841), p.282.
- ↑ The Annual Biography and Obituary, Volume 2 (Longman, 1818), p.321.
- ↑ Pritchard, Jason (16 February 2016). "Sir Tony given High Steward role for Banbury". Banbury Guardian. Banbury. Retrieved 4 April 2016.