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Historical and architectural notes on the parish churches in and around Peterborough (1868)

Sweeting, Walter Debenham, 1839-, Ball, William. ill · London : Whittaker & Co. · leaf 137

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hes is about 8,000, and their extent upwards of25,000 acres. A tradition of a market lingers about theplace on Friday afternoons. The name as pronouncedhas never been altered ; but its form has been oftenchanged, having been written Witlesey, Whitlesey,WiTTLESEY, Wyttlesey, Whittlesea, and in… … WHITTLESEY S. MARY. WHITTLESEY S. MARY. Qg The ADVOWSON of S. Marys church was orig-iiiallywith the abbot of Thorney, it afterwards was held by theWaldegraves, as lords of the manor, and when the manorwas subdivided and in the hands of various persons, theadvowson was held by them conjointly: Mr.…

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