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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Church Commissioners
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The administrators of the property and investments of the Church of England, the income from which is used mainly for the salaries and pensions of the clergy. The commission was established in 1948 by merging the administration of Queen *Anne's Bounty (established in 1704) with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (1836).
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