Ralph de Sempringham (also Sempryngham, Semplyngham, or Sempyngham) was an
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chancellor
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dean
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Between 1252 and 1255, Ralph de Sempringham was
Chancellor
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of
Oxford University
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.
In 1254, he was elected
Dean
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of
Lichfield
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.
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Sempringham
Sempringham is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south from the A52 road, east from Grantham and north from Bourne. The hamlet is in the civil parish of Pointon and Sempringham, and on the west ...
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