Rectors and Clergy of Hemingford Abbots

The book aims to provide an overview of the parish of Hemingford Abbots through an investigation of the individual clergy who have had responsibility for 'the cure of souls' over the centuries from 974 to 2022. Details of the rectors, curates, and patrons since the Reformation are listed in the chronological order of their appointment. Inevitably, much more is known or remembered about some than others. Many of the clergy served other parishes as well. In the past, some received income...
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The book aims to provide an overview of the parish of Hemingford Abbots through an investigation of the individual clergy who have had responsibility for 'the cure of souls' over the centuries from 974 to 2022. Details of the rectors, curates, and patrons since the Reformation are listed in the chronological order of their appointment. Inevitably, much more is known or remembered about some than others. Many of the clergy served other parishes as well. In the past, some received income from several parishes in plurality. Indeed, it is possible that some incumbents hardly ever set foot in the parish. Little is known about the curates, non-stipendiary ministers, retired clergy, lay readers, licensed lay ministers, and visiting clergy, who were often a significant help to the incumbents, both in preaching and with pastoral duties.