Robert Wickhampton was a medieval

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. Wickhampton was a

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of Salisbury before he was

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by 17 January 1258. He was also a papal chaplain. He had a dispensation for his election to the bishopric due to his

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.British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 He was elected to the

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about 23 February 1271 and consecrated on 13 May 1274. He died on 24 April 1284.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270 Before his death, he became blind, and a coadjutor was appointed to the see on 12 February 1282. He may have been related to an

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of Salisbury, Thomas de Wickhampton.

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