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St Nicholas's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwey

Etymology

( Kelly ) , cf . 'church of Brodewey '1286Banco , 1378 Pat ; according to Hutch 1 1 420 ' it was dedicated to St Michael before 1402 , afterwards to St Nicholas ' , but cf. Rectorysupra and the 14th cent , addition Nich ( ole ) for Broadwey supra .