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Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (born Ethel Margaret Whigham, 1 December 1912 – 25 July 1993), was a notorious British Socialite, best remembered for her 1963 divorce case against her second husband, the 11th Duke of Argyll, which featured salacious photographs and scandalous stories.

Located at 51.2978, -0.63162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1912 births, 1993 deaths, Scottish socialites, Burials at Brookwood Cemetery, Duchesses of Argyll, Converts to Roman Catholicism, Scottish Roman Catholics, People from Renfrewshire

Basingstoke Canal

The Basingstoke Canal is a British canal, completed in 1794, built to connect Basingstoke with the River Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation. From Basingstoke, the canal passes through or near Greywell, North Warnborough, Odiham, Dogmersfield, Fleet, Farnborough Airfield, Aldershot, Mytchett, Brookwood, Knaphill and Woking. Its eastern end is at Byfleet, where it connects to the Wey Navigation. This, in turn, leads to the River Thames at Weybridge.

Located at 51.3028, -0.65669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Canals in Hampshire, Transport in Surrey, Visitor attractions in Surrey, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, UFO sightings, Basingstoke Canal

Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in western Europe.

Located at 51.2978, -0.63162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Surrey, Cemeteries in England, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England, American Battle Monuments Commission, World War I cemeteries in the United Kingdom, World War II cemeteries in the United Kingdom, Disused railway stations in Surrey, Visitor attractions in Surrey

Church of St. Edward the Martyr, Brookwood

St. Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church is an Orthodox Church in Brookwood, Surrey, England. The Saint Edward Brotherhood was established at Brookwood in 1982 to prepare and care for the Church in which the relics of Saint Edward the Martyr were to be enshrined. A small monastic community chants the services of the Church daily at the Shrine, and their numbers are augmented on Sundays and feast days by a number of Orthodox who form a mission parish. St.

Located at 51.302, -0.629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Surrey, Orthodox Churches in the United Kingdom

Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters

Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (27 June 1902 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple executed for the murder of Thompson’s husband Percy. Their case became a cause célèbre.

Located at 51.3038, -0.625925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1893 births, 1923 deaths, 1922 crimes, 20th-century executions by the United Kingdom, Articles about multiple people, English people executed by hanging, People executed by England and Wales by hanging, English people convicted of murder, People executed for murder, People convicted of murder by England and Wales, Murder in London

Brookwood railway station

Located at 51.304, -0.636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Surrey, Railway stations opened in 1864, Former London and South Western Railway stations, Railway stations served by South West Trains, DfT Category C2 stations

Amelia Sach and Annie Walters

Amelia Sach (1873 – 3 February 1903) and Annie Walters (1869 – 3 February 1903) were two British murderers better known as the Finchley baby farmers.

Located at 51.3038, -0.625925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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English people executed by hanging, 1903 deaths, 20th-century executions by the United Kingdom, English female murderers, Executed English women, People executed by England and Wales by hanging, People convicted of murder by England and Wales, English people convicted of murder, 1869 births, Place of birth unknown, English murderers of children, Female serial killers, Articles about multiple people

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located approximately 28 miles southwest of London, Brookwood American Cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead, including the graves of 41 unknown servicemen, from World War I.

Located at 51.3012, -0.6405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military monuments and memorials, World War I memorials, American Battle Monuments Commission, Military cemeteries, World War I cemeteries, Buildings and structures in Surrey, Visitor attractions in Surrey, Monuments and memorials in Surrey