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Bourne .. famous for  ..

Robert Manning - Robert Mannyng - Robert de Brunne  :  1275 - 1338  :    Gilbertine monk

 

 

Hereward the Wake  : 1035 - 1072  :   Supposedly born in or near Bourne, may have occupied  castle

 

 

Lord Burghley  :  William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley  :  1520 - 1598  :  Chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I

 

 

Charles Frederick Worth  :  1826 - 1895  :  "father of haute couture" Designer to French nobility  in 19th century

 

 

Raymond Mays  :  1899 - 1980  :  Successful racing driver and founder of ERA and BRM racing cars