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A Wiltshire church has been told it can sell an "extremely rare" £1.3m silver medieval chalice to the British Museum.
The Lacock Cup, which dates back to the 1400s, was loaned to the museum from St Cyriac's Church in Lacock in 1962.
The church now wants to sell the cup to raise funds for repairs, but this had been opposed by a local resident so a church court was set up to decide.
At the consistory court the Reverend Justin Gau said he was satisfied the sale circumstances were justified.
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