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Crediton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 39 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.6500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in valley of River Creedy; traditional birthplace of St. Boniface, patron saint of Germany and the Netherlands, who was martyred in 754; town grew with wool trade, reaching its peak in the 18th century; the church dates to 1150. Crediton was the seat of the Devon bishopric in the 10th century; it later moved to Exeter because of a Danish threat. |
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| Crediton (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Chrietona (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Chritetona (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Critetone (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Devon (county) (P) |
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Crediton (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an important early center |
| town (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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of Devon and Cornwall from 909 until moved to Exeter in 1050 |
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