Burton Latimer - Churches, Chapels & Charities

Material researched by Janet Meads 2006

Rectors of Burton Latimer


Francis Browne Newman 1872-1895	St Mary's Church, Burton Latimer	Louis Hubert Lethbridge 1920-1930

For information about the Rectors of Burton Latimer, under 'Further details' click on 'more'.

The basic information, shown in italics, regarding the early incumbents at Burton Latimer St. Mary’s Church comes from “Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy from 1500” (1938-43) by Henry Isham Longden This information can include parentage, education, preceding and subsequent livings held, marriage, children, bequests received and bequests made.

Other information has been gathered from parish records, parish magazines and newspaper articles etc.

Incumbent	Dates	Further details
Simon de Moel	1236	None
Peter de Riston	1264	None
John le Fleming	1284 - 1290	None
Thomas le Fleming	1290 - 1316	None
William Legat	1316 - 1348	None
Nicholas de la Hull	1348	None
Edmund de Bockenham	1366	None
Richard de Bakelby	1366 - 1369	None
Henry Medburn	1370 - 1373	None
Richard de Grafham	1373	None
Richard de Rouhele	1377 - 1394	None
Roger Balle	1394	None
William Wycham	Resigned 1443	None
Richard Hyblyn	1444 - 1456	None
Thomas Messager	1457 - 1461	None
John Averyll	1461 - 1472	None
Richard Sherd	1472 - 1503	Sir Richard - began ministry December 14
William Cooke	1503 - 1522	Master William Cooke ………. more
Hugh Asheton	1522 - 1522	Master Hugh Asheton ………. more
Humphrey Nevill	1523 - 1523	Rector from 12 Jan 1522/3 for about a year.
Richard Thropland	1524 - 1552	Sir Richard Threpland ………. more
George Nevill	1552 - 1567	Thirteenth child and seventh son of Richard Neville …….more
Owen Owen	1567 - 1593	2^nd son of Owen Owen ………. more
Edward Pulleston	1593 - 1607	MA, instituted 9 Nov 1593………. more
John Owen	1607 - 1629	Eldest son of Owen Owen ………. more
Robert Sybthorpe	1629 - 1644	D.D. 1624 Deacon 15 June 1606 ……… more
Charles Newton	1644	MA, Intruder at Burton Latimer ………. more
John Baynard	1644 - 1660	Clerk. Perhaps of New Inn Hall, Oxford ………. more
Robert Sybthorpe	1660 - 1662	Reinstated ………. more
George Beck	1662 - 1676	Probably of Emmanuel College Cambridge………. more
Thomas Montagu	1676 - 1719	Sixth son of James Montague, esq………. more
Sir John Dolben	1719 - 1756	2nd baronet, son of Sir Gilbert Dolben ………. more
Newton Ogle	1757 - 1758	Son of Nathaniel of Kirkley, Northumberland Esq ………. more
Samuel Barwick	1758 - 1809	Son of Thomas, of St Matthew, Friday Street, London.. more
Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshaw	1809 - 1843	Son of John, of Preston, Lancs, esq ………. more
David Barclay Bevan	1843 - 1857	3^rd son of David, of Walthamstow, Essex, esq ………. more
Thomas Bartlett	1857 - 1872	Son of Thomas, of Henley, Oxford, gent ………. more
Francis Browne Newman	1872 - 1895	St Catherines’s College Cambridge BA 1862 ……… more
William Baldwin Jacques	1895 - 1911	Eldest son of Kinton of Leyland, Lancs ………. more
George Leyburn Richardson	1911 - 1920	In 1915 he wrote “Letters to Men” ………. more
Louis Hubert Lethbridge	1920 - 1930	Brother of Ambrose. Keeble College Oxford BA 1902 … more
Henry Theodore A Edwards	1930 - 1937	Born 1880 Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales ……… more
Ronald Williamson Sharpley	1937 - 1967	Descended from the distinguished Lamplugh family … more
Derek Norman Hole	1967 - 1973	Lincoln Theological College 1957 ……… more
William Edward Pitt	1973 - 1982	Worked abroad in Africa ……… more
David Anthony Bowles	1983 - 1989	Kelham Theological College 1963.……… more
John Simmons	1992 - 1998	Carlisle Diocesan Training Course 1982 ……… more
Roger George Knight	1999 -2003	Lincoln Theological College 1965 ……… more
Quentin David Chandler	2003 -2011	Aston Training Scheme 1987.……… more
Jeremy Safford	2012 -	Oxford Brookes University BA 2002 …… … more