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- ↑ "Richard Vernon Worsfold" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ↑ Anon (2020). "Worsfold, Ven. Richard Vernon" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Leicester Mercury
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