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52°15′28″N1°06′59″E / 52.25768°N 1.11631°E / 52.25768; 1.11631

Wetheringsett is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the east of the A140, [1] it is the largest village in the parish of Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford.

Richard Hakluyt, writer best known for promoting the English colonisation of North America through his works, was rector of All Saints from 1590 to 1616. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Philip's Street Atlas: Suffolk. London: Philip's. 2003. pp. 52–53. ISBN   0540083348.
  2. Payne, Anthony (23 September 2004). "Hakluyt, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11892.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. Jobson, Allan (1979). Suffolk villages. London: Hale. p. 108. ISBN   0-7091-2338-8.

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