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Blank.svg| Godwine, Earl of Wessex<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1045-1053</span>
Godwin.svg| Godwine, Earl of Wessex<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1045-1053</span>
Harold Godwinson.svg| Harold Godwinson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1053-1066</span>
Harold Godwinson.svg| Harold Godwinson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1053-1066</span>
Ashburnham.svg| Bertram Ashburnham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1066</span>
Ashburnham.svg| Bertram Ashburnham<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1066</span>

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A confederation of coastal towns in southeast England, it was formed for military and trade purposes.
At the head of the Cinque Ports were Lord Wardens who had the status of barons and the right to attend the king's parliament.