Wortley Montagu was born Lady Mary Pierrepont, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, later Duke of Kingston.

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It also wants help to operate and develop the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont.

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The facility at Holme Pierrepont is home to the Olympic sports of kayaking, sailing, rafting and canoeing.

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The authority, which runs the facility, also said Serco Leisure is its preferred bidder to manage the site at Holme Pierrepont.

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The annual Santa Run at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, has also been cancelled due to the waterlogged conditions.

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But should fellow GB canoeist Tim Baillie find himself upside-down on Nottingham's Holme Pierrepont course this week, he can call on an unusual paddling pedigree.

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The Holme Pierrepont watersports facility was recognised as the best in the country prior to the opening of the Lee Valley White Water Centre and was the base for the GB canoeists and kayakers until 2010.

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McMillan's Pierrepont Hicks is better-known, but Mrs.

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Holme Pierrepont might not have been much of a challenge for Dr Jones but, for British paddlers who have waited 14 years to perform in front of a home crowd on the world stage, it remains a pinnacle.

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