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1249:Lyme Regis
1244:Ilfracombe
1189:Bath Abbey
1184:Barnstaple
1176:South West
1033:South East
923:North West
890:North East
865:Letchworth
682:6 February
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310:"Cemetery"
296:References
191:, Hewish,
87:50°53′12″N
1457:Crewkerne
850:Hoddesdon
137:Crewkerne
90:2°47′01″W
61:Crewkerne
1264:Tiverton
1096:Hastings
248:Hamstone
204:Merriott
123:Owned by
118:Cemetery
55:Location
1424:By city
1269:Torquay
1006:Burials
845:Hitchin
810:Baldock
265:Burials
189:Clapton
150:History
68:Country
42:Details
1436:London
956:Darwen
773:Laceby
778:Louth
1415:York
684:2021
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174:and
115:Type
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