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1549:Categories
1291:Birmingham
992:John Keily
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569:Translated
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505:, Dorset,
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171:50°35′28″N
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284:Cathedral
253:Sui iuris
221:3,847,700
174:3°59′13″W
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134:Southwark
85:Territory
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1044:Churches
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