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Reverend Paulson
Vicars of St. Mary’s Church
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Alexander Family of Edwinstowe Hall
Brightman Lowe Fallowell
Christopher Thomson 1799 -1871 Life Story
Dr. George Oakley Aldrich
Elizabeth Sarah Villa Real Gooch
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Lady Eveline Maude
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Parnell & Birkland House
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Edwinstowe air crash assistance request – 26th February 1944
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Evacuees – Letter of thanks from Sheffield to Edwinstowe 1939 – Go To World War 2 link
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Thoresby Colliery World War II
War Time School Days & My Early Days at King Edwin’s School
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When Royalty stopped off at Edwinstowe
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On Her Majesty’s Service
Young Historian
Christopher Thomson Social Reformer and Artist.
Cowboys and Pit Ponies
King Edwin Primary School previously called Edwinstowe Council School
One of the Secrets of Sherwood Forest – Vera’s Story.
Schools Dig for Victory
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Why Did the King Visit Ollerton 1904?
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