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- ↑ Langley, Thomas (1 January 1797). The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough, and Deanery of Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire;: Including the Borough Towns of Wycombe and Marlow, and Sixteen Parishes. R. Faulder ... and B. and J. White. p. 67 – via Internet Archive.
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