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as he planned the castle's overthrowing. Parts of the castle remained standing until at least 1733 but only some of the moat can be seen today; it is in a field, accessed by Ruins Lane, and marked by a crucifix as a memorial to the martyrs.
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Church of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, and St. Ignatius, Chideock
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668:Census Population of Chideock Parish 1921—2001
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1002:Hilliam, David (26 December 2010).
963:"History - Chideock Martyrs Church"
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848:. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 122–3.
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1294:St Giles Parish Church
1248:– via bbc.co.uk.
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1210:Clive Aslet (2011).
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844:Roland Gant (1980).
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224:Dorset and Wiltshire
171:Sovereign state
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1085:on 27 November 2016
1029:Vail, Anne (2004).
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1531:Villages in Dorset
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1416:Kensington Palace
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745:2011 census
706:Population
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532:Thomas More
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1430:Wren House
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791:References
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