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Barrow Camera
Barrow Camera was a Knights Hospitaller foundation in the parish of Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire, England. A Camera is: "A residence used during short visits by an official and attendants of the Knights Hospitallers for administrative purposes on their estates." Barrow Camera was in the hamlet of Arleston in the parish of Barrow upon Trent in Derbyshire, however, several historians have mistaken it for the village of Barrow in Cheshire. The Camera's position in Derbyshire is confirmed by connections with other religious institutions in Derbyshire, and by records showing their annual rent was paid to the Bishop of Carlisle, who was Lord of the Manor of Barrow upon Trent.
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Barrow Camera was a Knights Hospitaller foundation in the parish of Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire, England. A Camera is: "A residence used during short visits by an official and attendants of the Knights Hospitallers for administrative purposes on their estates." Barrow Camera was in the hamlet of Arleston in the parish of Barrow upon Trent in Derbyshire, however, several historians have mistaken it for the village of Barrow in Cheshire. The Camera's position in Derbyshire is confirmed by connections with other religious institutions in Derbyshire, and by records showing their annual rent was paid to the Bishop of Carlisle, who was Lord of the Manor of Barrow upon Trent.
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