List of Vicars at St Peter’s Church

List of Vicars

  • 1282 Adam de Merley, Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1294 Nic de Swarby, Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1325 Benedictus de Hunmanby (died), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1349 Wm. Clerk de Hunmanby. Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1361 Wm. Bakster de Righton (resigned), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron 
  • 1369 Marmaduke de Staynhill, Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • John de Harum (resigned for Vicarage of Burton Fleming)
  • 1417 Robt. do Norton (resigned for church of Kelliby, Linc.), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron 
  • 1420 Joh de W. Rasyn (resigned for chaplaincy of Hayn Burgh), Patron
  • 1424 Tho Cotes (resigned), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1453 Will Harper (resigned), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1486 Tho Snathe (died), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1520 Henry Wagas (died), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1532 Xipher Middleton (died), Abbot and Convent of Bardney Patron
  • 1579 Tho Botterell (presented by Queen Elizabeth, was Vicar In 1598). Married in 1619, buried at Reighton 1620 
  • 1620 Wm. Ogell, M. A., Patron. Thomas Westropp (buried at Reighton 1655) Samuel Carrington was buried at Reighton 1669
  • 1673 Christopher Littell, M.A., St. John's College, Cambs. (either died or vacated the living 1682) 
  • 1683 William Kirkby, signed the register as Vicar 
  • Francis Coulson was curate in 1683 and in 1686
  • George Gurwood was curate, became Vicar 1689, seems to have resigned 1720
  • 1720-1 John Sumpton, buried at Reighton 1739
  • 1739 Alexander Bell, buried at Reighton 1746
  • 1747 Thomas Atkinson
  • 1750 Geo. Hicks Paul, M.A, Trinity College, Cambridge, Geded for Catwick and was burled there 2nd November, 1799
  • 1768 Thomas Atkinson (died)
  • 1809 George Smith. resigned 28th April, 1819
  • 1819 John Strickland, B.A., Peterhouse, Cambridge, M.A.. Merton, Oxford
  • 1824 Francis Metcalfe, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge
  • 1835 Nath, Constantine Strickland, M.A., Linc. College, Oxford, resigned, died 12th Jan., 1886
  • 1883 William Rowley
  • 1901 John Matthew Wynne (formerly Jones) S.D.C. Lamp., curate 1897-1901, resigned 1916
  • 1917 Walter Noel Hill, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge
  • 1930 George Alcock, formerly Senior Curate of Helmsley
  • 1960 John Edward Foster, M.A., Hon. CF St. Catharine's, Camb.
  • 1968 Bernard Theodore Croft
  • 1975 Leslie William Dodd (Priest in charge)
  • 1995 John Jordan, Vicar of the United Benefice of Bempton w. Flamborough and Reighton w. Speeton.
  • 2001 Michael Cartwright, Vicar of the United Benefice
  • 2004 Dr. Peter Pike, Vicar of the United Benefice
  • 2013 Rev'd Anthony Patterson, Vicar of Headland Benefice
  • 2018 Rev'd Jane Penn, Vicar of Headland Benefice (to 2022) 

Transcribed by David Hartley (c) 2024

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