Bradford People: Rev Richard Warner

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Memorial to Richard Warner in Great Chalfield churchRev Richard Warner BA, FLS (1763-1857) was Rector of Great Chalfield from 1809 until his death. He was an antiquarian who wrote many books on topography and history, including Hampshire Extracted from Domesday, History of the Isle of Wight, History of Bath, and History of the Abbey of Glastonbury. He had an interest in geology and his collection, since lost, was the first to be arranged by William Smith, the “Father of English Geology”.

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