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claimed that the body itself was at
Branston (or Branscombe) in Devon, and Leland referred to a chapel of Saint Breward near Seaton. The proper name of Milton Abbey is the Abbey Church of St. Mary, St. Samson and St. Branwalader.
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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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in Jersey is thought to date from the 10th or 11th century.
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Branwalator worked with Saint
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293:The Parish Church of St Brelade
1075:Æbbe "the Elder" of Coldingham
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1720:6th-century Christian saints
798:Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
1255:Eosterwine of Monkwearmouth
763:Æbbe of Thanet (Domne Eafe)
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1366:Florentius of Peterborough
1185:Ceolfrith of Monkwearmouth
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1305:Sigfrith of Monkwearmouth
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500:Æthelburh of Faremoutiers
495:Æthelberht of East Anglia
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1593:Earmund of Stoke Fleming
1160:Billfrith of Lindisfarne
1115:Æthelwold of Lindisfarne
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585:Sigeberht of East Anglia
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279:(Benedictines, Farmer).
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1503:Æthelwold of Winchester
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1215:Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
1205:Eadberht of Lindisfarne
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1100:Æthelgyth of Coldingham
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793:Deusdedit of Canterbury
788:Berhtwald of Canterbury
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1705:Channel Islands saints
1669:Juthwara of Sherbourne
1638:Swithhun of Winchester
1578:Eadweard the Confessor
1488:Æthelgar of Canterbury
1468:Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
1411:Theodore of Canterbury
1396:Mellitus of Canterbury
1391:Laurence of Canterbury
1376:Honorius of Canterbury
1220:Eadwine of Northumbria
1210:Eadfrith of Leominster
1090:Ælfwald of Northumbria
974:Frithuwold of Chertsey
909:Cynehelm of Winchcombe
904:Cyneburh of Gloucester
879:Beorhthelm of Stafford
854:Æthelmod of Leominster
818:Nothhelm of Canterbury
803:Eanswith of Folkestone
742:Indract of Glastonbury
565:Hiurmine of Blythburgh
545:Eadmund of East Anglia
464:Patrick of Glastonbury
343:The Saints of Cornwall
283:Churches and locations
178:in the parish name of
157:ancient diocese of Dol
100:, also referred to as
16:Medieval British saint
1643:Wulfsige of Sherborne
1568:Eadgyth of Polesworth
1558:Eadburh of Winchester
1553:Dunstan of Canterbury
1498:Æthelwine of Athelney
1478:Ælfheah of Winchester
1473:Ælfheah of Canterbury
1437:Lewina of Bishopstone
1427:Cuthflæd of Lyminster
1371:Hadrian of Canterbury
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1295:Oswine of Northumbria
1290:Oswald of Northumbria
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1095:Æthelburh of Hackness
1029:Rumbold of Buckingham
969:Frithuswith of Oxford
944:Ealdgyth of Stortford
929:Eadburh of Southwell
849:Æthelberht of Bedford
844:Ælfthryth of Crowland
783:Albinus of Canterbury
747:Maildub of Malmesbury
691:Grimbald of St Bertin
419:Congar of Congresbury
409:Branwalator of Milton
133:Saint Brélade, Jersey
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1618:Humbert of Stokenham
1548:Cwenburh of Wimborne
1533:Beornwald of Bampton
1508:Aldhelm of Sherborne
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949:Earconwald of London
934:Eadgyth of Aylesbury
864:Æthelwynn of Sodbury
808:Eormengyth of Thanet
722:Aidan of Lindisfarne
641:Hildelith of Barking
636:Æthelburh of Barking
560:Herefrith of Thorney
515:Æthelwine of Lindsey
449:Melorius of Amesbury
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1583:Eadweard the Martyr
1543:Cuthburh of Wimborn
1483:Æthelflæd of Romsey
1406:Peter of Canterbury
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1175:Ceadda of Lichfield
1054:Wulfhild of Barking
1039:Werburgh of Chester
1014:Oswald of Worcester
1004:Milred of Worcester
989:Mildburh of Wenlock
979:Hæmma of Leominster
924:Eadburh of Pershore
919:Eadburh of Bicester
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696:Monegunda of Watton
605:Walstan of Bawburgh
595:Torthred of Thorney
555:Guthlac of Crowland
505:Æthelflæd of Ramsey
444:Judoc of Winchester
434:Elfin of Warrington
404:Brannoc of Braunton
1674:Rumbold of Mechlin
1538:Centwine of Wessex
1518:Beocca of Chertsey
1320:Wilfrith of Hexham
1315:Wihtberht of Ripon
1225:Ealdberht of Ripon
1195:Cuthbert of Durham
1125:Alchmund of Hexham
1110:Æthelwold of Farne
1105:Æthelsige of Ripon
1019:Osburh of Coventry
999:Mildrith of Thanet
959:Freomund of Mercia
899:Cyneburh of Castor
884:Coenwulf of Mercia
859:Æthelred of Mercia
823:Sigeburh of Thanet
813:Mildrith of Thanet
773:Æthelburh of Kent
768:Æthelberht of Kent
715:Irish and Scottish
671:Balthild of Romsey
590:Tancred of Thorney
530:Botwulf of Thorney
520:Athwulf of Thorney
510:Æthelthryth of Ely
479:Sativola of Exeter
469:Rumon of Tavistock
454:Nectan of Hartland
429:Decuman of Watchet
191:Exeter martyrology
151:Branwalator was a
85:6 June (in Jersey)
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1628:Mærwynn of Romsey
1573:Eadgyth of Wilton
1563:Eadgar of England
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1458:Ælfgar of Selwood
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1245:Ecgberht of Ripon
1180:Cedd of Lichfield
1085:Ælfflæd of Whitby
1049:Wigstan of Repton
1009:Oda of Canterbury
894:Credan of Evesham
874:Beonna of Breedon
727:Boisil of Melrose
701:Odwulf of Evesham
550:Eadnoth of Ramsey
535:Cissa of Crowland
424:Dachuna of Bodmin
399:Barloc of Norbury
241:William Worcestre
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1381:James the Deacon
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1300:Sicgred of Ripon
1275:John of Beverley
1170:Botwine of Ripon
1145:Bega of Copeland
1130:Alkmund of Derby
954:Egwin of Evesham
889:Cotta of Breedon
839:Ælfnoth of Stowe
778:Æthelred of Kent
737:Ultan the Scribe
686:Helier of Jersey
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525:Blida of Martham
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