Richard Norton (priest)

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Richard Norton (died 1523 or 1524) [1] was Archdeacon of Barnstaple during 1508. [2] He had been rector of Ilfracombe from 1492. [3]

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References

  1. George Oliver (1840). Ecclesiastical antiquities in Devon: being observations on several churches in Devonshire, with some memoranda for the history of Cornwall. W.C. Featherstone. p. 50.
  2. British History on line
  3. A Guide to Ilfracombe and the neighbouring towns ... New edition. 1852. p. 24.