John de Estlando subdeacon

Benedetto Caetani was born about 1235 in Anagni and died in Rome 1303. Benedetto had studied canon and civil law in Italy, and had been made a canon successively at Anagni, Todi, Paris, Lyons, and Rome. In 1265 he accompanied Cardinal Ottobuono Fieschi to England. On 23 January 1295 he was consecrated in Rome as Boniface VIII. He was a patron of learning, founding an educational institute in Rome in 1303. Boniface published his "Unam Sanctam" in 1303 in which he made the controversial statement that princes as well as others are subject to the jurisdiction of the Roman pontiff in both temporal and spiritual matters. His other important publication in 1298 was the "Liber sextus". According to a contemporary eyewitness, Giovanni Villani " he was the most clever canonist of his time, more feared than loved and a nepotist". Baker, 1830, states that "On his elevation to the papal chair, he resigned this rectory, and appointed his successor "

William de Cornubia, rector of Towcester, had the king’s letter of protection, 11 December 1295

Thomas de Pevesey, subdeacon, by the prior and convent of Bradenstoke, 9 August 1307

Mast. Walter de Boughton, acolyte, 10 June 1326

Laurence de Stratton, priest, 7th February 1353. He exchanged for the rectory of Steeple Langford, Wilts. with,

Mast. John de Waltham, priest, 1st November 1366. He was also rector of Courtenhall. He exchanged for the rectory of Brampton Patrick, co. York with,

Robert Palmere, priest, 15th May 1369

Andrew Taylor, priest, by William Worston, of co. Wilts, 4th May, 1396

Mast. Thomas Worston, L.L.B. priest, 16th January 1396

John Aylestone, priest, 28th April, 1408

William Blackwell, priest, 3rd July 1408

John Lockhawe, 3rd May 1409

Richard Brincle, priest, 12th March 1409

John Wyntryngham, priest, 23rd February, 1412

William Typpe, clerk, 6th April 1414

William Sponne, priest, 6th June 1422. He was rector of Hevingham and Blofield, Norfolk, but resigned the latter rectory on being collated to the Archdeaconry of Norfolk with Corston annexed, 21st December 1419. he died in 1448

Thomas Taylard, priest, 13th February 1447

Sir Thomas Nynehed

Sir Nicholas Rawdon, priest, 28th December 1456 - instituted March 1462 Kirby

John Chedworth, clerk, 22nd December 1461 He was collated to the archdeaconry of Northampton in 1457, and removed in 1461 to the archdeaconry of Lincoln, which he held until his death in 1471

Mast. John Russell, D.C.L. 13th August 1471. He was tutor to Edward Prince of Wales, consecrated bishop of Rochester, 20th September 1476, translated to Lincoln, September 1480 and died January 1494

Mast. Lawrence Cokkys, priest 21st September 1476

Christopher Fisher 4th July 1501

Launcelot Collyns, by Christopher (Bainbridge) archbishop of York, cardinal of St. Praxed, by a grant from the prior and convent of Bradenstoke, 20th December 1512

William Tresham, D.D. 28th February 1539. In 1541 he obtained the rectory of Bugbrooke

Sampson Hawksherst, vicar 1569 (also spelt Hawkhurst in some literature)

William Johnson, presented by the bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, on the decease of the last incumbent, and instituted 25th March 1591

Francis Bradley, A.B. who was inst. 31 August 1599. He was buried here 17th August 1634

John Lockwood, A.M. was inst. 8th November 1634. He was youngest son of Richard Lockwood, of Gayton, esq. Being a zealous royalist, and present at the battle of Naseby, where he was wounded, he was deprived of his preferment and replaced by....

Ralph Punn

Robert Walwyn, who was the officiating minister in 1655. He was author of a compendious system of divinity, entitled "A Particular View of the Fundamentals of the Christian Religion". 1660. He was buried here 17th June 1659

John Henley was vicar in 1662 and again inst. 13th January 1673, having probably resigned when he obtained the vicarage of Salmonby in Lincolnshire. He had been educated at a dissenting academy, and conformed at the Restoration. He was father of Rev. Simon Henley, vicar of Melton Mowbray, co. Leicester, who was baptised here 12th August 1664. and grandfather to the celebrated Orator Henley.

Nathaniel Parr

Nathaniel Ellison, of Corp. Christi coll. Oxford A.M. 1678 and B.& D.D. 1702 was inst. 30th December 1680. He was chaplain to the bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, who installed him archdeacon of Stafford in 1682.

Charles Palmer of Linc. Coll. A.M. was inst. 23rd June 1687. He was buried here 12 Dec. 1734, aged 72 years.

John Rodd of Trin. co. Oxford A.M. 1728 B.D. 1740 was inst. 23rd April 1735. He died at Barton, co. Warwick, 19th October 1782 in his 78th year and was buried there.

Francis Meeke of Christ coll. Cambridge A.M. was inst. 12th February 1736

Francis Lernoult of Wadham coll. Oxford A.M. 10th June 1784

Littleton Powys of Emanuel coll. Cambridge L.L.B. younger brother of Thomas, first Lord Lilford, who was inst. 5th September 1806. He was rector of Pilton 1772-1773, vicar of Lilford 1772-1825, rector of Aldwinckle St Peters 1773-1788, rector of Achurch 1778-1825, rector of Titchmarsh 1788-1805 and vicar of Towcester from 1806 till his death

Thomas Sanders of Christ ch.coll. Oxford A.M. was inst. 5th January 1826.

Abel John Ram of Oriel coll. Oxford A.M. was inst. 25th September 1834

Joseph Garton

Robert John Clarke

Reginald P Lightfoot

John Albert Greaves

Thomas Woodroffee

William Hill Lee

James Mountain

William H Deane

Charles Augustus Hulbert

William B Sleight

Robert Edgar Ford

Herbert J Edmonds

George H Roper

Douglas Henry Curtis

James Edgar Atwell

Michael R H Baker

Tony Bryer (Priest-in-Charge)