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Windham Manor was a manor house in Norfolk, England. [1] It was owned by the Southwell family and was the birthplace of Richard Southwell [2] and Robert Southwell.

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References

  1. "Norfolk Records". 1886.
  2. Starr, Brian Daniel (19 October 2010). Knighted Knowledge is Power. ISBN   9781462801381.

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