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claimed that the body itself was at
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was built from local stone. There are nearby stone circles. However, the village dates back to pre-Norman times when it was a series of small hamlets suspended along the western edge of Bodmin Moor.
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304:The Parish Church of St Brelade
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809:Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
1266:Eosterwine of Monkwearmouth
774:Æbbe of Thanet (Domne Eafe)
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925:Cyneswith of Peterborough
511:Æthelburh of Faremoutiers
506:Æthelberht of East Anglia
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1171:Billfrith of Lindisfarne
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596:Sigeberht of East Anglia
551:Cuthbald of Peterborough
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1644:Margaret of Dunfermline
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1111:Æthelgyth of Coldingham
950:Eadweard of Maugersbury
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799:Berhtwald of Canterbury
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1716:Channel Islands saints
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1649:Swithhun of Winchester
1589:Eadweard the Confessor
1499:Æthelgar of Canterbury
1479:Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
1422:Theodore of Canterbury
1407:Mellitus of Canterbury
1402:Laurence of Canterbury
1387:Honorius of Canterbury
1231:Eadwine of Northumbria
1221:Eadfrith of Leominster
1101:Ælfwald of Northumbria
985:Frithuwold of Chertsey
920:Cynehelm of Winchcombe
915:Cyneburh of Gloucester
890:Beorhthelm of Stafford
865:Æthelmod of Leominster
829:Nothhelm of Canterbury
814:Eanswith of Folkestone
753:Indract of Glastonbury
576:Hiurmine of Blythburgh
556:Eadmund of East Anglia
475:Patrick of Glastonbury
354:The Saints of Cornwall
294:Churches and locations
189:in the parish name of
168:ancient diocese of Dol
111:, also referred to as
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1579:Eadgyth of Polesworth
1569:Eadburh of Winchester
1564:Dunstan of Canterbury
1509:Æthelwine of Athelney
1489:Ælfheah of Winchester
1484:Ælfheah of Canterbury
1448:Lewina of Bishopstone
1438:Cuthflæd of Lyminster
1382:Hadrian of Canterbury
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955:Ealdgyth of Stortford
940:Eadburh of Southwell
860:Æthelberht of Bedford
855:Ælfthryth of Crowland
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758:Maildub of Malmesbury
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420:Branwalator of Milton
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1559:Cwenburh of Wimborne
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647:Æthelburh of Barking
571:Herefrith of Thorney
526:Æthelwine of Lindsey
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1554:Cuthburh of Wimborn
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990:Hæmma of Leominster
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930:Eadburh of Bicester
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707:Monegunda of Watton
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606:Torthred of Thorney
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516:Æthelflæd of Ramsey
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415:Brannoc of Braunton
1685:Rumbold of Mechlin
1549:Centwine of Wessex
1529:Beocca of Chertsey
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1236:Ealdberht of Ripon
1206:Cuthbert of Durham
1136:Alchmund of Hexham
1121:Æthelwold of Farne
1116:Æthelsige of Ripon
1030:Osburh of Coventry
1010:Mildrith of Thanet
970:Freomund of Mercia
910:Cyneburh of Castor
895:Coenwulf of Mercia
870:Æthelred of Mercia
834:Sigeburh of Thanet
824:Mildrith of Thanet
784:Æthelburh of Kent
779:Æthelberht of Kent
726:Irish and Scottish
682:Balthild of Romsey
601:Tancred of Thorney
541:Botwulf of Thorney
531:Athwulf of Thorney
521:Æthelthryth of Ely
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1584:Eadgyth of Wilton
1574:Eadgar of England
1474:Ælfgifu of Exeter
1469:Ælfgar of Selwood
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1191:Cedd of Lichfield
1096:Ælfflæd of Whitby
1060:Wigstan of Repton
1020:Oda of Canterbury
905:Credan of Evesham
885:Beonna of Breedon
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712:Odwulf of Evesham
561:Eadnoth of Ramsey
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435:Dachuna of Bodmin
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1311:Sicgred of Ripon
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1181:Botwine of Ripon
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1141:Alkmund of Derby
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900:Cotta of Breedon
850:Ælfnoth of Stowe
789:Æthelred of Kent
748:Ultan the Scribe
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