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- ↑ "A Church Near You". Acny.org.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ www.stmaryswimbledon.org Archived 12 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ St. Mark's Church. "stmarkswimbledon.org.uk". stmarkswimbledon.org.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stmatthewssw20.co.uk/l [ dead link ]
- ↑ Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon. "Church Website".