George Gascoigne

The source records Cardington as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Birthplace

Cardington

What is recorded here

Map note: Find the recorded point for George Gascoigne, a birthplace near Cardington, Bedford, England. See where this named place sits among the others nearby.

Why this person is known: 16th-century English poet and courtier

From Wikidata Q333528

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