The United Benefice of
St Mary's, Henlow, and St Andrew's, Langford

St Andrew's Clergy

ST ANDREW'S CLERGY, most recent first...

Date of Appointment	Name	Title/Notes
2010	Patsy Critchley	Assistant Curate, serving alongside Sue Groom
2009	Sue Groom	Priest in Charge and Acting Diocesan Director of Ordinands (first female priest in the Benefice)
2002	John Morley, AKC	Former Dean of Nicosia; Rural Dean, Shefford Deanery, until 2008
1998	Michael John Proctor
In 1998, the Parish merged with Henlow to become the United Benefice of Henlow and Langford, remaining a Crown Appointment.
1991	Graham Bradshaw, BD
1973	Robert Harvey Nokes, MA
1968	Gordon Turvey, MBE, MA
1961	William John Heffer, AKC
1956	John Allan Ainger, MA
1951	John Kilday, BA
1945	Herbert George Wise, MA
1934	Alexander Thorpe Goodrich, MA
1870	Christopher Cooper Ewbank, MA	Curate from 1868
1850	Henry Addington, MA	Had new vicarage built
1838	John Byng	non resident
1785	George Edward Mossop	Lived in Biggleswade; memorial inside organ chamber.
1773	Thomas Willams	Clerk; non resident
1749	William Pateman	Lived in Georgian house by the Wrestlers
1746	John Banks	non resident
1727	Moses St Eloy, MA	non resident; tombstone in chancel
1712	Samuel Bradford	Curate. In 1712 the Vicarage was sequestrated and the Care of the Parish was served by Samuel Bradford, Vicar of Southill. He was licensed to the curacy on 24 October 1712
1695	Michael Sheldon	Curate; non resident
1676	Ellis Price	Curate; non resident
1670	Anthony Lane	Curate; non resident
1667	Ralph Trattle	Curate; non resident
1623	Jonathan Frauncis, MA	Installed as Vicar at the age of 21
1594	John Frauncis, BA	Vicar (died 1623)
1590	Henry Howe	Clerk
1583	Edward Noke	Presented by Queen Elizabeth I on 26 October but no evidence of admission found.
1554	William Dymelton	Priest
1541	William Dynbilton	Clerk
In 1539, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Patronage passed to the Crown.
1539	William Drey	Chaplain
1518	Rowland Clark	Clerk
1505	Thomas Hunden	Clerk; moved and died in Dunton, Bedfordshire)
1496	Edward Ap Williams	Priest
1485	Thomas Wryght
1474	John Wylde	Priest
1464	Oliver Dynham, MA
1453	John Germen	Priest
	William Parker	died 1453 (date of admission not known)
1438	William Saycoke	Priest
1434	Hugh Fissher	Priest
1417	Walter Lightgrove	From Redbourn, Hertfordshire
1408	John Barfote	Chaplain (exchanged with Walter Lightgrove)
1408	Robert Fossard	Chaplain
1369	Richard Stoghton	Died of the plague 1408
1369	John Lucas	Died of the plague 1369
1366	Nicholas De Swynardton
1364	John De Farbourne	Priest
1349	John De Kerebrok	Priest
1346	Richard De Geynesburgh	Died of the plague 1349
1343	Wiiliam Miloun
1330	Thomas Somenour	(resigned for want of exchange)
1330	John De Potton	Priest
1314	Richard Sulgrave	(resigned 1330)
1314	William De Towesland	Priest; presented by the Prior of the house of St John of Jerusalem, England, and appointed by the Knights Hospitallers.
1303	John De Melles	Chaplain
1292	John De Scrouteby	Chaplain
1276	William De Strodis
1276	John De Hinlege	Priest
1275	William De Ryvere	Priest
1274	Thomas	Died 1275
1238	William De Eicle	Chaplain
1235	John De Coeul	Chaplain
1220	Richard	Chaplain
1185 c.	Godfrey	Chaplain; presented by the Master of the Knights of the Temple, England, and appointed by the Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1220 the vicarage of Langford was newly ordained. It consisted of the altarage of the church and in everything belonging to the church except tithes of sheathes and tithes issuing from the mills and except the land of the church. A pension of one mark was reserved from the vicarage for the Knights Templars...

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