What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Priory. The Parsonage House of the Manor of Prior's Hold. Bishop Joseph Butler was born here in 1692. Recorded plaque organisation: Wantage Joint Environmental Trust.
The Rt Rev. Joseph Butler, born in 1692, was a significant Anglican bishop and philosopher known for his moral philosophy and apologetics, particularly his work "The Analogy of Religion."
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Photo: Bill Nicholls on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0