Whitchurch Canonicorum
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Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the
Church of St Candida and Holy Cross viewed from the south
George Somers
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Sir George Somers was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas
Whitchurch Canonicorum
…casket with the inscription +HIC. REQUIESCT. RELIQU. SCE. WITE (Here rest the relics of Saint Wite). The flag of Dorset makes dedication to St Wite. Sir George Somers (1554–1610) was the Mayor of Lyme Regis and later Governor of The Somers Isles (Bermuda). He died "of a surfeit in eating of a pig", on 9 November 1610…
Sir George Somers - Statue, Lyme Regis
Statue of Sir George Somers, Bermuda
1909 plaque commemorating the settlement of Bermuda