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693:References
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122:2°46′29″W
655:See also
567:medieval
554:Interior
500:Exterior
452:benefice
422:Anglican
399:Vicar(s)
357:Carlisle
340:Province
189:Anglican
161:Location
1027:15 June
1002:15 June
977:15 June
952:15 June
927:15 June
902:15 June
847:15 July
793:15 July
755:Cumbria
730:15 June
649:sundial
563:reredos
550:style.
526:with a
485:chancel
462:History
418:Cumbria
374:Deanery
352:Diocese
205:History
195:Website
178:England
175:Country
169:Cumbria
877:2 July
819:
765:
611:manual
544:Norman
536:turret
517:vestry
509:rubble
489:aisles
481:arcade
450:. Its
393:Clergy
384:Parish
378:Kendal
290:Norman
278:Church
240:Active
210:Status
644:slate
640:piers
601:Organ
511:with
285:Style
1029:2012
1004:2012
979:2012
954:2012
929:2012
904:2012
879:2020
849:2011
817:ISBN
795:2011
763:ISBN
732:2012
591:ring
524:nave
345:York
326:and
308:1868
521:bay
446:of
439:.
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