Contents
Introduction
The first draft of this list was based on that created by the Rev. Henry Blomefield and published in 1805, but has been significantly revised subsequently. Blomefield’s list of rectors can be seen here.
The information on curates has been built up from various documents as described in the pages referenced for each individual.
List of Incumbents and Curates
Click on those names that are underlined to see information about them.
| Years Incumbent in Office | Incumbent’s Name | Years Curate in Office | Curate’s Name | Patronage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | Robert | the first vicar of Deopham (according to Francis Blomefield) | |||
| 1227 | Ralf | ||||
| 1319 | William de Tatersete | The Prior and Chapter of Canterbury | |||
| 1349 | Thomas Taylour | ||||
| 1368 | Thomas Patrickswyk | Moved to East-Tilbury | |||
| 1371 | Richard Pullyng | ||||
| ? | John Greenhill | Moved to Takele, London | |||
| 1398 | Will. de Alfeston | ||||
| 1399 | Nicolas Fuller | Move to Floketon | |||
| 1413 | Walter Hert | Moved to Epworth chantry | |||
| 1423 | John Prys | Moved to Berford | |||
| 1438-1461 | William Bedwell | Died 1463 having resigned in 1461 | |||
| 1461 | John Bowde1 | ||||
| 1468 | Brother John Unkar | An Austin-friar | |||
| 1482 | Robert Hareward | Died in post | |||
| 1504-1511 | Walter Barnard | Died in post; lapse afterwards | |||
| 1511-1512 | Interregnum | ||||
| 1512 | John Hole | ||||
| 1539 | Peter Galt | The last to be presented by the Prior of Canterbury | |||
| 1553 | John Broughton | Broughton was Deprived of the vicarage. Mr Amyas, farmer of the rectory. | |||
| 1554 | Edm. Fuller | on Broughton’s deprivation. Lapse afterwards | |||
| 1556 | Stephen Long | John Flowerdew of Hethersett, was farmer of the rectory. | |||
| 1565 | John Godfrey | Ditto | |||
| 1598 | Mark Rame | Died in post. Nic Brook | |||
| 1598 | Edmund Payne | Died in post Thomas Cooper and William Beale were farmers of the rectory. | |||
| 1642 | Antony Cooper | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | |||
| 1657-1710 | William Cullyer | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | Nic Bragg | ||
| 1711 | Benjamin Gooch | ||||
| 1713-1728 | Henry Rix | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | United to Colton; died in post | ||
| 1729-1736 | William Cory | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | Died in post | ||
| 1736-1737 | John Wells | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | |||
| 1737-1753 | Robert Nunn | Dean and Chapter of Canterbury | |||
| 1740 | William Evans | ||||
| 1753-1760 | Robert Mawson | Not in Blomefield‘s list of incumbents. | |||
| 1754 | John Buck | ||||
| 1760-1799 | John Buck | Died in post | |||
| 1799 | Richard Adams | Died in post | |||
| 1802 | James Layton | ||||
| 1800-1801 | Edward Trells | ||||
| 1801-1804 | John Colman | ||||
| 1805-1812 | John Howard | ||||
| 1824 | Robert Cremer | ||||
| 1832-1833 | William Corbould | ||||
| 1833-1844 | Andrew Warner | ||||
| 1845-1850 | Henry Spencer | ||||
| 1850 | George Turner | ||||
| 1861-1895 | Hibbert Wanklyn | ||||
| 1872-1873 | F.C. Hingeston-Randolph | Rector of Ringmore in Devon | |||
| 1884-1892 | Jacob Porter | ||||
| 1892-1894 | V.R. Bomford | ||||
| 1894-1895 | J. Pearce Warner | ||||
| 1895 | John Samuel Treglown | ||||
| 1930 | William Clark | ||||
| 1939 | Harold Gray | ||||
| 1960 | Stephen Freshwater | Priest in Charge | |||
| 1960 | Arthur Castle | ||||
| 1965 | Inter regnum | ||||
| 1966 | Brian Henharen | Priest in Charge | |||
| 1970-1974 | Kenneth Dobson | Priest in Charge | |||
| 1974-1975 | Francis Hall | Curate in Charge | |||
| 1976 | Eric Buck | Priest in Charge | |||
| 1979 | Tom Callender | Priest in Charge | |||
| 1983 | Earnest Wilks | ||||
| 1989 | James Hall | ||||
| 1994 | Peter Stephens | ||||
| 2005 | Mark Kichenside | 2005-2009 | Barry Furness | ||
| 2011-2021 | Colin Reed | 2020 | Dr. Sally Wallace Jones | ||
| 2021-2024 | Inter regnum | ||||
| 2024 | Tori Venmore-Rowland |
Footnotes
- Blomefield spells the surname Bownde; the petition signed by this priest in 1465 has Bowde. ↩︎
Navigation
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 17/9/25 | Link to Sir John Bowde |
| 30/7/25 | Published as separate page from Church History |
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