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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