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Abbot's House, Combermere Abbey

...that throughout the 400-year history of Combermere Abbey (pictured), various of its abbots and priors were excommunicated, assaulted, murdered, and accused of forgery and covering up murder?
...that the Chester Roman Amphitheatre was the largest amphitheatre in Roman Britain, seating over 8,000 people?
...that Muthu Alagappan's big data-driven basketball statistical analysis identifies 13 distinct player positions as opposed to the traditional five?
...that the listed buildings in Great Budworth include a sundial, stocks, a lychgate, a guidepost, two wellhouses, and a telephone kiosk?

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