Revd John Richardson M. A. (pictured below) – served for 55 years, supervised the rebuilding of the Church. Served until his death in 1858
Richard de Newenham: c.1209 – clerk;
Robert de Haia: 1244 – subdeacon;
Peter Peyure: 1245 – official of the Archdeacon of Bedford;
Henry la Suche: 4th August 1267 – subdeacon, on the death of Peter Peyuere];
John de Harington: 26th June 1303 – priest, on the death of Henry la Suche; the Prior and Convent of Caldwell had presented Ralph Bomund, clerk, but it appeared that he held also the churches of Antingham and Welborne [Norfolk] without a dispensation and was therefore disqualified by Council of Leyden;
William de Bedewind: 2nd June 1306 – acolite on the institution of John de Harington to the Rectory of Herpeswell;
Robert de Norton: 5th June 1316 – deacon, on the resignation of William de Bedewynd;
John de Barton: 24th November 1319 – priest, on the resignation of Robert de Norton;
Richard Pyrie: 3rd January 1360 – “of Welleford”, priest, on the death of John de Barton; died 13th August 1398;
John Stratton – 21st August 1398 – chaplain, on the death of Richard Pyrie;
Thomas Ruggeley: 6th March 1399 – Rector of Eynesford [Kent], by exchange with John Stratton;
John Lyly: 9th January 1419 – exchanged his benefice of Saint Leonard’s, City of London, with Thomas Ruggle;
John Hertepole: died 7th November 1432, he has a brass in church;
John Derby: 23rd December 1432 – clerk, on the death of John Hertill;
John Kekilpeny;
Thomas Kirkeley: 18th May 1455 – Master of the Rolls; exchanged Brighteston [Isle of Wight] with John Kekylpeny;
Robert Abdy M. A.: 17th April 1459, on the resignation of Thomas Kyrkeby;
John Dey: 18th June 1483 – priest, on the death of Robert Abdy;
Thomas Ingilby: 5th February 1484 – Bishop of Rathlure, Ireland; on the death of John Dey;
Robert Spenser: 8th July 1499 – clerk, on the death of Thomas Ingilby, Bishop of Rathlure;
Thomas Burgoyn: 1534 – also Rector of Hildersham [Cambridgeshire], his will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1551;
William Bill: 19th March 1551 – on the death of Thomas Burgoyne;
William Welles: 20th December 1561 – clerk, on the death of William Bill; resigned 26th January 1574;
Thomas Noke B. D.: 13th October 1573 – on the resignation of William Welles;
Bartholomew Chamberlaine: 4th October 1593;
John Bickley M. A.: 26th November 1600 – on the resignation of Bartholomew Chamberlaine; buried 2nd January 1628;
Robert Symcotes: 4th January 1628 – buried 5th February 1638;
Paul Micklethwaite: 8th April 1639 – on the death of last Vicar, buried 6th August 1639;
Francis Walsall: 13th August 1639 – on the death of Paul Micklethwaite, prebend of Saint Peter, Weston, one of the Royal Chaplains; his living was sequestered on 3rd August 1644 by reason of his long absence and residence at Charles I’s court at Oxford during the First Civil War; his will is dated 2nd September 1661; buried 7th September 1661;
Francis Palmer A. M.: 6th February 1662 – clerk, his will is dated 2nd September 1680, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 15th March 1682;
Jonathan Hooker M. A.: 18th July 1682 – on death of Francis Palmer, ordained priest 19th December 1679 by Henry Compton, Bishop of London, buried 6th September 1722;
John Slatter A. M.: 24th January 1723 – on death of Jonathan Hooker;
Lewis Monoux A. M.: 5th December 1729 – on the resignation of John Slater;
Philip Monoux M. A.: 3rd April 1771 – on the death of Lewis Monoux;
Harry Cooke M. A. : 3rd May 1814 – on the death of Sir Philip Monoux, clerk;
John Richardson M. A.: 21st September 1858 – on the death of Harry Cooke, died 6th September 1913 in his 91st year;
Arthur Sloman: December 1913;
Thomas Hammond Strong: 1920–1946
Charles German Hooper: 1946–1953
Leonard Grey Colls: 1953–1963
Desmond Benjamin Moore Warren: 1963–1979
Eric Edward James Rowland: 1979–2000
Derwyn G. Williams: 2000–c. 2015
Revd Huw Williams: c. 2015–2022
Revd Jodie Brown: 2023–Present (Current Rector)










