Ratcliffe on Soar Holy TrinityList of Incumbents
Early Rectors
The first rectors (and patrons) were as follows:
| W De-Shenedon |
Collated 22nd February 1239 |
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| Henry de Halton |
Instituted 28th October 1270 |
Prior and Convent of Norton Cheshire |
| Richard de Hertford |
Instituted 3rd June 1292 and 1st June 1293 |
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| John de Sandale |
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| Walter de Alford |
Instituted 17th March 1326 |
Prior and Convent of Norton Cheshire |
| John Gerard |
1st November 1331 |
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| Walter de Melburn |
1st August 1342 |
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| Robert de Treford |
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| John de Ditton |
August 1352 |
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| Henry de Blakeburn |
7th December 1359 |
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| John de Kyneton |
1359 |
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Regarding John de Sandale – Dean of St Paul’s,
Bishop of Winchester, 1361-1319. It is recorded of him as follows:
A very great man and a native of Yorkshire. Archdeacon
of Richmond, prebendary of Gevendale and Riccal, Canon of Beverly and Southwell,
Incumbent of Stilling fleet and Lockington in Yorkshire and Ratcliffe on Soar,
Nottinghamshire. Canon of Lincoln and London, Treasurer of Litchfield and prebendary
of Howden. Rector of Simondburne, Northumberland. Rector of North Mimms, Hertfordshire.
1312. Chancellor of the exchequer, Treasurer and Lord Chancellor of England.
Chamberlain of Scotland and much employed on state business.
Vicars, from the 14th Century
| Thomas de Basford |
10th September 1385 |
Prior and Convent of Burscough Lancashire |
| Richard Gower |
3rd March 1391 |
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| Richard Balle |
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| Richard de Wynwyke |
27th November 1416 |
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| John Ray |
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| William Hickson |
13th March 1419 |
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| William Wilme |
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| Hugo Beton |
Instituted 14th December 1429 |
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| Richard Ives |
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| Laurence Whalley |
4th February 1450 |
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| James Allerton |
14th February 1461 |
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| John Buttiller |
20th October 1471 |
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| John Prescott |
28th January 1478 |
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| Henry Riding |
9th June 1497 |
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| Hector Ridyng |
23rd November 1497 |
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| Thomas Wynter |
21st December 1509 |
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| John Rolston |
5th March 1543 |
King Henry VIII |
| John Drewry |
8th June 1553 |
King Edward VI |
| Edward Barwell |
22nd February 1579 |
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| John Alrede |
1st February 1579 |
Queen Elizabeth |
16th to 18th Centuries
There were no further institutions to the benefice until about 1800, and all
we know about the intervening period is that Robert Holmes was minister in
or about 1679 (his tombstone is in the sanctuary floor), and that in 1743.
Ratcliffe was served by Bunny, the Vicar of the latter place being Thomas Poynton,
and curate Edward Moises.
| Thomas Banham |
1590 |
| Richard Francell |
c1634 |
| R Hancock |
c1653 |
| H Grove |
c1662 |
| Robert Holmes |
?1668 |
| John Gilbert |
1688-1722 |
18th Century to Present
Thereafter Ratcliffe did not have a resident priest. It was served by other
local parish clergy.
| Thomas Poynton, Vicar of Bunny |
1730-1765 |
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| James Deavin |
1765-1773 |
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| Thomas Bentley, Vicar of Lockington |
1768-1775 |
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| John Topham, Minister for Thrumpton |
1778-1786 |
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| Richard Dodsley, Vicar of Gotham |
1783-1790 |
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| Edward Smith |
1791-1797 |
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| R D Flamstead |
1800-1830 |
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| William Phelps |
1830 |
William Penn, Earl Howe |
| J J Vaughan, Vicar of Gotham |
1835-1882 |
William Penn |
| F A Wodehouse, Vicar of Gotham |
1882-1916 |
Earl Howe |
| R O Jones, Vicar of Gotham |
1916-1932 order in Council uniting Ratcliffe with Kingston |
Lord Belper |
| C V Brown, Rector of West Leake,
Kingston and Ratcliffe |
1932-1934 |
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| H N Wrigley, Rector of West Leake,
Kingston and Ratcliffe |
1936 |
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| P F New, Rector of West Leake,
Kingston and Ratcliffe |
1940 |
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| B P Hall |
1943 |
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| J F F Marton |
1946 |
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| C Brailsford, Rector of Gotham |
1953 |
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| J M Williams, Rector of Gotham |
1958 |
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| J W Mayer, Rector of Gotham |
1963 |
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| N Copeland, Rector of Gotham |
December 1970 |
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| ? Yates |
1971 |
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| J Gibson |
1971 |
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| A D Williams, Rector of Gotham |
January 1972-June 1981 |
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| A C Sutherland Rector of Barton, Priest-in-Charge of Thrumpton and Ratcliffe
on Soar |
September 1981-April 1996 |
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| David Gorrick, Rector of Gotham |
1996 |
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| Richard Spray. Rector of Barton, Thrumpton & Ratcliffe on Soar |
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| Stephen Osman, Rector of Gotham |
2001 |
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| Richard Coleman |
2011 |
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