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- ↑ "About Us – Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe" . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ "The Civil Parish of Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe | THE PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE" . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Robinson, Daniel. "Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe". www.warwickdc.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ "Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe Neighbourhood Development Plan" (PDF).
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