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452:– died 1848 (buried in the chancel).
327:Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
36:Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
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1131:East Croydon United Reformed Church
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679:"History - St Mary's Church"
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1221:West Croydon Baptist Church
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1033:St Augustine, South Croydon
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250:Archdeaconry of Croydon
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1043:St Edmund, Riddlesdown
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398:Diocese of Canterbury
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993:All Saints, Shirley
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309:The Revd James Njue
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