Westhorpe, Suffolk
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St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe
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Notable people
- John Clarke (1609–1676), physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and author of its charter, was born in Westhorpe.[3]
- Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived at Westhorpe until her death[4]
References
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- ↑ "Pole, William de la, first duke of Suffolk", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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