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- 1 2 3 W. O. Roper. "Abbeystead in Wyresdale, and its endowed school". Trans. Hist. Soc. (new ser.) (PDF). Vol. xix–xx. pp. 67 ff.
- ↑ William Farrer and J Brownbill, ed. (1914). "Townships: Over Wyresdale". A History of the County of Lancaster. pp. 76–79. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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