Nicholas Longespee was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Longespee was the son of

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, and William Longespee.British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 He was a canon of

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before 1272 and held the office of treasurer of the

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before 1275. He also held the position of rector of Lacock.British History Online Treasurers of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 Nicholas Longespee was also appointed as the Rector of The Parish of Wyke Regis in Weymouth in 1263. In his will he left money for the relief of the poor in Wyke Regis. Longespee was elected

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between 8 November and 12 December 1291 and consecrated on 16 March 1292. He died 18 May 1297.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270 He was buried at

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, but his

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was buried at

Lacock Lacock is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Chippenham, and about outside the Cotswolds area. The village is owned almost in its entirety by the National Trust a ...

and his viscera at Ramsbury.

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British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007
British History Online Treasurers of Salisbury
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Parish of Wyke Regis
list of Rectors from 1263 to date Bishops of Salisbury 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1297 deaths Younger sons of earls Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub