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- ↑ PERKINS, William (d.c.1448), of Ufton Robert, Berks., History of Parliament.
- ↑ Sharp, Mary (1916). The History of Ufton Court: Of the Parish of Ufton, in the County of Berkshire (1 ed.). London: Elliot Stock. Retrieved 20 June 2015.