Rectors of Little Snoring

The following list was compiled before 1913:

circa

1292

John de Waltham.

 

1318

Nicholas de Westerfeld - by William Bole.

 

1324

Robert Knight - by Clementia le Strange.

 

1334

John Curle - by John Bole.

 

13--

John de Wulterton.

 

1353

John de Kentford.

circa

1370

John de Wulterton

 

137-

Alexander

 

1380

William de Aldeburgh - by Margaret Elvs, on the death or Alexander.

 

1400

John Bluntesham - by Sir Miles Stapleton.

 

1425

Peter Audele - by Catherine Cokerell, and James Andrew.

 

1443

Thomas Hunt - by John Excestre.

 

1460

Richard Cheyne - by Richard, Earl of Warwick.

 

1466

John Hogeson - ditto.

 

14--

John Dale.

 

1475

John Burton, A.M. - by John Fortescue, &e.

 

1505

Robert Smith - by John Heydon, Esq.

 

1525

Barnard Jameson - ditto.

 

15--

Leon Heydon.

 

1554

Chr. Knollys - by Sir Christopher Heydon.

 

1573

John Barne - ditto.

 

1585

Thomas Edmunds - by John and George Kingsmill.

 

15--

Edward More.

 

1627

William Parry, A.M. - by Richard Gwyn , serjeant-at-law.

 

1640

Chr. Seaman - ditto.

 

1671

Chr. Seaman - by Richard Gwyn, Gent.

 

1717

Benjamin Lane - by Francis Lane.

 

1744

Love Shipley - by Mrs. Penelope Clarges, hac vice.

 

1774

John Herne - by William Herne, clerk.

 

1786

Matthew Jones - by Sir Edward Astley, Bart.

 

1788

Bernara Astley - ditto.

 

1789

Thomas Browne - ditto.

 

1791

Henry Nicholas Astley - by the Bishop, a lapse. (Consolidated with East Barsham

 

1855

Hon. Delaval Loftus Astley - by Lord Hastings

 

1871

Frederic William Kent, M.A - ditto.

 

1882

William Martin, B.A. - ditto, the Present Rector. (in 1882)

 

From the board found in Little Snoring Church, we see the list of Rectors updated, and corrected, thus:

Little Snoring's Rectors