Angmering Parish Incumbents

Listing the incumbents of the parish of Angmering is somewhat more difficult than other parishes as, until about 1580, Angmering as we know it today was comprised of three separate parishes - East and West Angmering, and Bargham up in the woods to the north. After that date, East Angmering church (St Nicholas) was demolished as was the church at Bargham (name unknown but possably St Freyans). All three parishes thereafter were combined with West Angmering Church (St Margaret's) which survives and thrives today.

The names of the known incumbents of these churches and two of Angmering's old Chantries are listed below.

  West Angmering (Vicars) - St Margaret's
    1273 N. de Westdene
   bef 1361 William Testard
    1361 William Burgham
    1377 John de Weston
    1378 William Abbott de Stawnford
    1380 Roger
    1380 William Kylmington
    1380 John Watersfeld
    1384 Richard Coytere
    1399 John Fogyll
    1402 Robert Mere (At Mere)
    1404 William Willy (Wilby)
    1414 John Gerveys (Gerneys)
    1416 William Clerk
    1417 John Courtgame
    1423 John Nicoll
    1424 Peter Dunstall
    1439 Thomas Frye
    1478 Living vacant, served by Thomas (chaplain)
    1485 Robert Laurance
  bef 1514 Roger Hogeson
    1514 William Kene
    1519 Thomas Cartwright
    1532 Thomas Brown
    1542 Robert Forde
    1552 William Mason
    1554 Richard Palmer
    1561 Stephen Fowle
    1564 Richard Humfrey

  Vicars of West Angmering and Rectors of East Angmering - St Margaret's
(after the union of the benefices)
Today are Rectors of Angmering
  1593 Jonas Michell
    1630 Laurance Pay (Archdeacon of Chichester). Parish administered by Christopher Tuckey (curate)
    1635 Edward Blaxton
    1679 Christopher Tillier
    1711 John Lydiatt
    1720 Edward Marten
    1741 Bell Carleton
    1746 James Croker
    1766 Henry Jenkins
    1775 William Kinleside
    1836 John Usborne
    1843 Henry Reeks
    1866 James Bond Orme
    1913 Tom Noel Pearson
    1923 Thomas Liddesdale Palmer
    1938 Theodore William Durant Wright
  1946 James Rowland Walkey, CBE
    1950 William Harrison Oswald
    1969 Ivor Reith
    1982 Joseph Nicholl
    1986 Anthony Wells
    1999 Mark Standen

   East Angmering (Rectors) - St Nicholas
    1263 Engeraud de Brok
  bef 1302 Peter de Dene (intruded)
    1302 Ralph de Allegate
    1371 Adam
    1380 John Watersfeld
    1384 John Russell
    1385 Richard Cloupp
    1386 John Boure
    1397 John Shelford
  bef 1404 John Bowrer
    1404 John Martyn
  bef 1432 Edward Stoppe
    1434 Thomas Hardy
    1478 David Barnard
  bef 1516 John Prideaux (Prediaux)
    1516 Thomas Combes
    1528 Edward Hygons
    1528 Christopher Ellis (Elys)
    1548 William Foster
  bef 1561 St. John Henhays (? curate)
    1579 Walter Chatfylde
    1581 Richard Humfrey

  Bargham (Rectors) - ? St Freyans (known locally as Friday's Church)
    1271 Nicholas
    1288 Adam le Gest
    1325 William Pomeray
  1358, 1368 Richard Wolvyne
    1395 John Abbe
    1400 Thomas
    1410 Henry Wyrkysworth
  bef 1440 William Wyllee
  1440 William Pottere
  1467, 1470 Thomas Malby
    1478 William Hamonde
    1480 John Wyne
    1490 John Brether
    1500 William Lewknor
    1519 Thomas Burley
    1519 Thomas Dodyng
    1522 William Darlyngton
    1524 Thomas Garet

  Chantry of Blessed Virgin Mary in West Angmering
    1398 John Brocton
    1401 Thomas Heron
    1409 John Fogyl
    1445 John Lovell
    1478 Robert Scharp

  Chantry of St. Mary in East Angmering
  bef 1405 John Brewes
    1405 John Donemowe
    1415 John Pigon
    1535 John Worthyall

Sources of Information:
1. "Guide to the Church of St. Margaret, Angmering" Edited by Walter H. Godfrey, CBE, FSA, (for SRS), c1952
2.. St Margaret's Church Magazines 1950-1999