William Wake
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William Wake was a minister in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 to his death.
Portrait by Thomas Gibson
Etheldred Benett
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Etheldred Anna Maria Benett was an early English geologist who devoted much of her life to collecting and studying fossils that she discovered in South West England. She worked closely with many princ
William Wake
…William and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Tenison. He died at his official home, Lambeth Palace. He was grandfather of the noted English geologist Etheldred Benett. He was buried in Croydon Minster, in Surrey…
Information board commemorating 'The First Lady Geologist' in the churchyard of All Saints Parish Church, Norton Bavant