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The parish church is 13th century and is dedicated to St Mary
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1112:"The Mausoleum, Cobham Hall, Cobham – 1095055 | Historic England"
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in 1900, taking over the family home of Cobham Hall. Author
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The
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The
Literary Guide & Companion to Southern England
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lived at Meadow House, which is described in his book
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1082:"Cobham Hall Heritage Trust"
1061:britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
922:"Cobham And Its Manors, Etc"
896:"Cobham And Its Manors, Etc"
878:shornewoodsarchaeology.co.uk
822:Cobham Parish Council (Kent)
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964:. J. Unwin. p. 16.
958:G. W. Phillips (1841).
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1542:List of places in Kent
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948:, accessed April 2017
929:Archaeologia Cantiana
920:A. A. Arnold (1905).
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894:A. A. Arnold (1905).
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