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- ↑ "No. 44365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 July 1967. p. 7889.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Timothy Jenner at Debrett's People of Today
- ↑ Birthday Honours BBC, June 2000
- ↑ Birthdays The Times, 31 December 2007
- ↑ Parish Councils Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Daventry District Council