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- ↑ Historic England. "Remains of the Refectory at Monkton Farleigh Manor (1021833)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "The Monk's Well conduit house (1019385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Image: The Monks' Conduit, Monkton Farleigh". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.
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