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References
- ↑ Sanders, Ivor J., English Baronies, Oxford, 1960, p. 15
- ↑ Thorn, Caroline & Frank, Domesday Book, Vol.9, Devon, vol.2 (notes), Chichester, 1985, Chapter 20
- ↑ Open Domesday Online: William of Falaise
