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History's only English pope was from Hertfordshire
Pope Adrian IV was born as Nicholas Breakspear in Abbots Langley around 1100 AD. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Eric Johnson spoke to the parish priest of St Saviours Church in Abbots Langley, Father Richard Mway. Image: Portrait of Pope Adrian IV on loan to St Saviours Church from Hertfordshire County Council.