THE.RECTORS.OF.THE.PARISH.OF.HITCHAM.IN.BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

The.Rectors.of.Hitcham.are.listed,.with.estimated.dates.of.tenure,.and.duration.in.years.in.brackets,.as.well.as.the.presenter.(advowson.holder). Strictly speaking Frank de Jonge was the last rector, subsequent incumbents being designated vicars..

Where.a.change-over.date.is.unknown.the.duration.of.tenure.has.been.estimated.by.sharing.equal numbers.of.years.between.the.two.rectors.involved.

There.is.an.obvious.problem.here.where.Richard.de.Herringswell.served.apparently.for.47.years,.which.seems.unlikely..

The.dates.for.Lancelot.Dethicke.and.Robert.Floyd.overlap,.suggesting.maybe a.dispute.over the advowson.


...RECTOR..................DATES.....DUR'N...PRESENTED.BY

.1.John.the.Clerk..........1167-1186.(19)....Merton.Priory,.Prior.William
.2.John.de.Chiswick........1186-1210.(24)....Merton.Priory,.Prior.Robert
.3.John.de.Merton..........1210-????.(est.30)Merton.Priory,.Prior.Walter
.4.Robert..................????-1269.(est.30)Merton.Priory,.?
.5.Robert.de.Acle..........1269-1277.(8).....Merton.Priory,.Gilbert.de.Asshe
.6.Rich'd.de.Herringswell..1277-1324.(47)....Merton.Priory,.Gilbert.de.Asshe
.7.Edmund.de.Burnham.......1324-1342.(18)....Merton.Priory,.William.de.Brokebourne
.8.Elias.de.Sco.Edmundo....1342-????.(est.9).Merton.Priory,.John.Littleton
.9.Thomas..................????-1361.(est.9).Merton.Priory,.William.de.Friston
10.John.de.Wroxton.........1361-????.(est.22)Merton.Priory,.Geoffrey.de.Chaddesley
11.John.Akerman............????-1405.(est.22)Merton.Priory,.Robert.de.Wyndsore..
12.John.Berton.............1405-1406.(1).....Merton.Priory,.Michael.Kymptone
13.Lewis.Kindersley........1406-1439.(33)....Merton.Priory,.Michael.Kymptone
14.Robert.de.Mansfield.....1439-????.(est.3).Merton.Priory,.William.Kent
15.Thomas.Nordrym..........????-1444.(est.3).Merton.Priory,.William.Kent.
16.Robert.Rokesey..........1444-1477.(33)....Merton.Priory,.William.Kent
17.Robert.Whithead.........1477-????.(est.3).Merton.Priory,.John.Kingston
18.Richard.Appulton........????-1483.(est.3).Merton.Priory,.John.Kingston
19.Richard.Spurman.........1483-1515.(32)....Merton.Priory,.John.Kingston
20.William.Sampson.........1515-1522.(7).....Merton.Priory,.William.Sayling
21.Richard.Erington........1522-1531.(9).....Merton.Priory,.John.Lacy
22.John.Belfield...........1531-1536.(5).....Merton.Priory,.John.Ramsey
23.Thomas.Beake............1536-1538.(2).....Merton.Priory,.John.Ramsey
24.Robert.ap.Griffith......1538-1552.(14)....King.Henry.VIII
25.Thomas.Story............1553-1555.(2).....King.Philip.of.Spain.and.Queen.Mary.I
26.Bartholomew.Green.......1555-1556.(1).....Queen.Mary.I.
27.John.Ball...............1556-1566.(10)....Queen.Elizabeth.I
28.Thomas.Hall.............1566-1585.(19)....Elizabeth.Alford
29.Lancelot.Dethicke.......1585-1606.(21)....unknown,.his.appointment.is.disputed
30.Robert.Floyd............1592-1629.(37)....William.Clarke
31.William.Serjeant........1629-1657.(28)....Francis.Clarke
32.James.Herring...........1660-1662.(2).....Charles.Doe
33.Philip.King.............1662-1667.(5).....Charles.Doe
34.George.Evans............1667-1702.(35)....John.Doe
35.William.Montague........1701-1702.(1).....Rebecca.Evans
36.Richard.Sleech..........1702-1729.(17)....Rebecca.Evans
37.Thomas.Archer...........1729-1743.(14)....Thomas.Evans
38.Edmund.Gibson...........1743-1771.(28)....Benjamin.Archer
39.Henry.Sleech............1771-1784.(13)....King.George.III.for.Catherine.Archer
40.Thomas.Pulton...........1784-1811.(27)....King.George.III.for.Catherine.Archer
41.Joseph.Goodall..........1811-1833.(22)....Thomas.Archer
42.Henry.Grover............1833-1866.(33)....Eton.College,.Joseph.Goodall,.provost
43.William.Carter..........1866-1868.(3).....Eton.College,.Charles.Goodford,.provost
44.Edward.Balston..........1868-1868.(0).....Eton.College,.Charles.Goodford,.provost
45.Hubert.Cornish..........1869-1873.(4).....Eton.College,.Charles.Goodford,.provost
46.George.Frewer...........1873-1905.(32)....Eton.College,.Charles.Goodford,.provost
47.Edward.Carter...........1905-1916.(11)....Eton.College,.James.Hornby,.provost
48.Harold.Wilson...........1916-1923.(7).....Eton.College,.Edmond.Warre,.provost
49.William.George..........1923-1930.(7).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Hubert.Burge
50.Lewis.Evans.............1930-1942.(12)....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Thomas.Strong
51.Bernard.Harvey..........1943-1949.(6).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Kenneth.Kirk
52.Godfrey.James...........1949-1962.(13)....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Kenneth.Kirk
53.Frank.de.Jonge..........1962-1973.(11)....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Harry.Carpenter
54.Denham.Bayly-Jones......1973-1981.(8).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Kenneth.Woollcombe
55.Peter.Judd..............1981-1988.(7).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Patrick.Rodger
56.Philip.Derbyshire.......1988-1992.(4).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Richard.Harries
57.Thomas.Hewson...........1992-2011.(19)....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Richard.Harries
58.Nicola.Pledger..........2011-2016.(5).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.John.Pritchard
59.Susan.Sampson...........2017-2023 (6).....Bishop.of.Oxford,.Steven.Croft.
60.Chris Hassell...........2024-.............Bishop of Oxford,.Steven Croft.