Mary of Exeter was a carrier pigeon who flew many military missions with the National Pigeon Service during World War II, transporting important messages...
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Exeter (/ˈɛksɪtər/ EK-sih-tər) is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi...
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Westpoint Exeter (formerly Westpoint Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England. The capacity of the venue...
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7224; -3.5313 The Church of St Mary Major, formerly Exeter Minster, was a historic church and parish in the City of Exeter, Devon, dating from the 7th...
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Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice, once in the peerage of England and once in the peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation...
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The Church of St Mary Steps is a Grade I Listed church in the city of Exeter, England. The church dates from about 1150 and was rebuilt in the 15th century...
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Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter...
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The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The See has been vacant since Robert Atwell's...
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The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions...
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in 1914. Species Requiem Day, 1 September, marks Martha's passing. Mary of Exeter, a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal Matilda,...
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Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in...
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Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is a coeducational university preparatory private school for boarding and day students in grades...
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Mary" which includes the churches of four other denominations in the town. The parish church of St Mary's has been referred to as "a miniature Exeter...
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Saturday in the third week of May at the Westpoint Arena and Showground in Clyst St Mary near Exeter. It is one of a number of county shows in the United...
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Matthew Goode (category Male actors from Exeter)
village of Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter. Goode was educated at Exeter School, an independent school in Exeter, Devon, followed by the University of Birmingham...
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Homing pigeon (category History of telecommunications)
World War II, the Irish Paddy, the American G.I. Joe and the English Mary of Exeter all received the Dickin Medal. They were among 32 pigeons to receive...
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Saint Mary Major or St Mary Major may refer to: St Mary Major, Exeter, Wonford Hundred, Devon, England, UK; a former parish in Great Britain Church of St...
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Mary Arches Church is a small church in Exeter, Devon, England, which retains many Norman features. It was a place of worship for the Mayor of Exeter...
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Nightingale was raised in Exeter, Devon, and was educated at St Margaret's School, an independent school for girls in Exeter. and King Edward VI School...
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The Exeter Conspiracy in 1538 was a supposed attempt to overthrow Henry VIII, who had taken control of the Church of England away from the Pope, and replace...
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The Exeter Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located in Synagogue Place, Mary Arches Street, in the old city of Exeter, Devon, England, in the United Kingdom...
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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician, courtier and...
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The Exeter Book, also known as the Codex Exoniensis or Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, is a large codex of Old English poetry, believed to have been...
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1580–1663) (2nd wife of 1st Earl) Frances Cecil, Countess of Exeter (died 1669) (née Manners; 1630-1669) (1st wife of the 4th Earl) Lady Mary Fane (1639–1681)...
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(1943) Winkie (1943) Commando (1944) Paddy (1944) William of Orange (1944) Mary of Exeter (1945) Jimmy John Pigeon III (1943) (featured in Happy Wheels...
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Park (Exeter City FC, association football) Exeter Cathedral Exeter Synagogue George's Chapel St David's Church St Martin's Church, Exeter St Mary Arches...
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Mercy Brown vampire incident (category Exeter, Rhode Island)
England vampire panic. Several cases of consumption (tuberculosis) occurred in the family of George and Mary Brown in Exeter, Rhode Island. Friends and neighbors...
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about 10 miles (16 km) east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton...
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University of Exeter is abbreviated as Exon. (from the Latin Exoniensis), and is the suffix given to honorary and academic degrees from the university. Mary Cavendish...
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Marchioness of Exeter, (née Blount; c.1499/1502 – 25 September 1558) was an English Marchioness, married to Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter and a member...
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