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Somersham

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Documents relating to Somersham, Pidley and Colne, Huntingdonshire, 1663 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/D.V
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The rectorial tithes of Somersham were granted to the University by James I in 1605 to augment the stipend of the Regius Professor of Divinity. From 1882, they were severed from the Professorship and became part of the main endowment of the University.

Dates: 1663 - 1937
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