There were probably Vicars of Branscombe from about A.D. 995, but all previous records have been lost, and the earliest record we have of a Vicar of Branscombe is given in Bishop Branscombe's Register as 1269, Laurence of Sydebery. Source: Branscombe, The parish and the church, by F.C. Butters, (Vicar 1949-1955) 1269 Laurence of Sydebery 1283 Sir Thomas Faitcoul 1318 Sir Walter Lovecoke 1362 Robert Hamounde 1401 John Taylour Sir John Houndeburghe (No record of date of Institution) 1421-22 Master Henry Webber, B.D. 1428 Sir Hugh Balle, chaplain 1447 Sir Richard Dobyne, chaplain 1449 Sir Richard Martyne, chaplain 1463 Sir John Cruys, chaplain 1481-82 Master Richard Mayow 1500 Master John Atwylle, MA. 1503 Master John Rugge, M,A. 1539-40 John Tailor (otherwise Cardemaker), B.D. 1554 Master Gregory Bassett, B.D. 1557 Sir John Vele 1580-81 Sir John Carpenter 1621 Anthony Turner, B.A. 1641 Edward Pynn, M.A. 1650 Robert Drake, B.A. } Puritan Minister, not legally Instituted 1656 Edward Nosworthy } Puritan Minister, not legally Instituted 1660-61 William Pring, B.A. 1713 ThomasVaughan, B.A. 1735 William Beele, B.A.. 1758 John Anthony Foote, B.A.. 1784 John Kingman, B.A. 1794 Thomas Puddicombe, B.A. 1827 Whittington Landon, D.D. 1829 George Landon, M.A., B.C.L. 1837 Sydenham Henry Peppin, B.A. 1868 Henry George Tomkins 1872 Robert Swansborough, B.A. 1910 Arthur Steele King, M.A. 1924 WillIam Horace Raymer, M,A, 1949 Frederic Charles Butters, L.TH 1955 D'Arcy Wiliam Ward, M.A. 1958 Anthony Thomas Allwork, M.A. 1962 Wilfrid Elliott Henn, M.A.. 1968 Emlyn Floyd Drew. 1972 Harold William Tremlett Stamp. (Note: B.D. is Batchelor in Decrees) Background design shows the tomb of Joan Wadham, died 1583. To see a larger image of the memorial click here Site designed by & copyright of Yobunny 2002