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and
Drunken Bidford" and so, presumably, I will drink no more. The story is said to date from the 17th century, but of its truth or of any connection of the story or the verse to Shakespeare there is no evidence. The reasons for the village being described as papist remain unclear, but may be a
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in the churchyard 'the like whereof is not to be found in all the diocese'. In 1730 Dr. Thomas, rector here, gave its height as 53 feet (16 m) and its circumference as 18 feet 3 inches (5.56 m). However, according to a rhyme in a volume of cuttings relating to
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Churches of Warwickshire, Mike Salter, 1992
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Whitlac with the noun for a river crossing "
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