Our site has seen a number of church buildings: from the first saxon church founded by St Aldhelm in 685AD, through its later substantial stone replacement, to the Norman structure of the late C12 and its gradual extension until reaching the present footprint around 1420.
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The centuries have also seen much internal change: from saxon simplicity to medieval glory, followed by radical puritan simplification and then nineteenth century restoration and decoration in the context of Anglo-Catholic revival and the Oxford movement.
From our archives and others we can piece together some of that story:
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To find out more about our church building look at:
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The historian and broadcaster, Michael Wood, talking about our Saxon roots at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KcJUeV0Ho
Past incumbents of the benefice include:
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William James Early Bennett
from 1852 to 1886
William J Torrance
from 1938 to 1950
Alfred Francis Algernon Hanbury-Tracy
from 1886 to 1898
Patrick Cowley
from 1951 to 1966
William Frederick Herbert Randolph
from 1899 to 1938
Patrick Reynolds Mitchell
from 1967 to 1973
Michael John Higgins
from 1974 to 1979
Geoffrey John Wrayford
from 1980 to 1992
John Gordon Pescod
from 1993 to 2001
