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588:The Church Bells of Hertfordshire (Part IV)
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450:Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2002).
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377:. Rotary Club of Hoddesdon. Archived from
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500:"Hoddesdon Clock House"
431:. Our Hertford and Ware
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