Village Clergy

An approximate list of Village Clergy is detailed below, with additional detail where available.

Clergy NameDatesNote
John De HeverillPre-15th Century
Thomas Le BritonPre-15th Century
Peter De MedburnePre-15th Century
Robert Le VenourPre-15th Century
Robert De BayoillePre-15th Century
John De WestonPre-15th Century
John GreenPre-15th Century
William De Swafield15th Century or Earlier
William Penrith15th Century or Earlier
Gregory Newport1416 to 1425
Nicholas Boulton1425 to 1452
John Morton1452 to 1508
Thomas Walker1508 to 1534
Roger Carlton1534 to 1547
Robert Bate1547 to 1560
Humphrey Bate1560 to 1567
William Bolton1567 to 1579
John Dodd1579 to 1560
William Wright1580 to 1612Initially At St Laurences in Newnham Regis – became the first vicar of the combined parish.
John Slater1612 to 1634
Henry Grant1635 to 1646
Robert Morton1646 to 1658
Richard Hutchinson1658 to 1699
Francis Bromwich1699 to 1706
Thomas Dalbin1706 to 1724
Thomas Coakley1724 to 1730
George Waite1730 to 1731
Cutts Barton1731 to 1734
William Scrivener1734 to 1738
James Powell Sr1738 to 1777Died in Office.
James Powell Jr1777 to 1802Rector at St Peters and Vicar at Bulkington – special dispensation granted. Died in Office.
John Sutton1802 to 1807Died in office – was also vicar of Oakley and Weekley in Northants as well as Rector in St Peter’s Parish.
John Marriott1807 to 1825Engaged succession of Curates – Lived in Devon
Robert EdmondsRector From 1826 to 1860Established Edmonds Charity
Samuel TuckerCurate / Rector in 1861/62
David WauchopeRector 1863 to 1888Instrumental in building of new Church. Memorial window dedicated in 1911.
William Manners WoodRector from 1888 to 1893Leaving Note to Parishioners
Robert RowdenRector From 1894 to 1898Died “in office” in 1898.
Samuel Wallis FrostRector 1898 to 1901Exchanged the “living” with successor – as detailed
Joseph Pleydell DriverRector 1902 to 1907Departure Note at start of 1908
Griffith Wight JenkinsRector From 1908 to 1915Reassigned to Oldbury-on-Severn
Horace SmithRector from 1915 to 1921Exchanged the “living” with successor
Maitland Arthur ShorlandRector in 1921 to 1926Moved to Norton Malreward in Somerset.
Algernon WardRector from 1926 to 1936Appointment in 1926. Left to become Archdeacon of Warwick based in Hampton Lucy
William Henry TrickettRector 1936 to 1939Left to become Rector of Harborough Magna
Edward Henry HootonRector 1939 to 1945Appointed 1939. Retired in 1945
Leslie Walston BlountRector from 1945 to 1955Moved to Radford Semele – retired there in 1969
Haughton Crawford ManlyRector from 1958 to 1964Retired in 1964.
George Dennis SpillerRector from 1965 to 1973Moved to Coventry Social Services then to Holy Trinity, Stratford.
John EardleyLast Resident Rector 1974 to 1979Appointment in 1974. Moved on to focus on role as Diocesan Education Officer.
Colin HendersonVicar 1980-82, 1983-85Shared Living with Wolston. Started in 1980 after interregnum
John LockerbySabbatical Vicar From USA (1982-83)Colin Henderson went to USA during same period
Colin HendersonShared Vicar with Wolston to 1985
Peter WatkinsVicar with Wolston 1986 to 1999Departure Note From July 1999
Tim PullenVicar with Wolston 2000-2009
Kevin FlanaghanVicar with Wolston 2009-2023