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Benefices

The Dean and Canons of Windsor are patrons or, as there are many parishes which have amalgamated with others nearby, joint patrons of 50 parishes or benefices around England stretching from Tintagel in Cornwall to Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. As patrons, the Dean & Canons have responsibility for appointing new incumbents; though today this is mostly done working with the diocese and parish rather than, as was the case in past times, in isolation. The patronage of individual parishes came to the Dean & Canons of Windsor either by way of a gift or bequest from as long ago as the fourteenth century to some from more recent years.

Individual parishes and their connection with St George’s Chapel are shown here :

 

Benefice Name AMESBURY

Diocese Salisbury

Ancient living / Details of grant  Amesbury (Wilts). Rectory, 7 Oct 1547, New Dotation. Dean & Canons of Windsor hold sole patronage.

 

 

 

Benefice Name  BASSINGBOURN

Diocese  Ely

Ancient living / Details of grant  Whaddon (Cambs). Rectory. 1 Mar 1351 (Edward III). United with vicarage of Meldreth 9 Sep 1921; disunited 1953. United with vicarage of Bassingbourn, 1953 (Bassingbourn originally parcel of Rectory of Whaddon, but only a pension, the advowson being held by Westminster Abbey). Alternate patronage with Westminster Abbey.



Benefice Name  BICKLEIGH (ROBOROUGH) & SHAUGH PRIOR

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Shaugh Prior (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Held in plurality with Sparkwell 1985. Rescinded 1993. United with Benefice of Bickleigh (Roborough) in 1993.Patronage Board.

www.roboroughteam.org
       

Benefice  BRADNINCH & CLYST HYDON

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Bradninch (Devon). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. United benefice created, 1988. Dean and Canons of Windsor and Dean & Chapter of Exeter have right of presentation jointly.
       

Benefice Name  COLNBROOK & DATCHET

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Datchet (Bucks). Rectory, with Chapel of Fulmer. 22 May 1350 (Edward III). New benefice of Riverside created in 1978 (St Thomas, Colnbrook, Datchet, Dorney, Wraysbury(q.v.)) to which parish of Eton and Eton Wick and Boveney added in 1985. Parishes of  Datchet and Colnbrook brought together in one benefice (Colnbrook & Datchet 2008) and Riverside dissolved.  Patronage joint with Bishop of Oxford.

www.stmarysdatchet.org.uk


Benefice Name  DEDDINGTON WITH BARFORD, CLIFTON & HEMPTON

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Deddington (Oxford). Rectory. Licence to William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton, 26 Jan 1350. Grant 4 May 1350. Held with Clifton and Hempton. Barford added to create united benefice, 1980. Joint patrons with Bishop of Oxford.      


Benefice Name  GLYNDE, WEST FIRLE & BEDDINGHAM

Diocese  Chichester

Ancient living / Details of grant  Glynde (Sussex). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). United benefice created, 1966. Alternate right of presentation with Bishop of Chichester.
       

Benefice Name  GREAT MILTON WITH LITTLE MILTON & GREAT HASELEY

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Haseley, Great (Oxon). Portion. 3 Dec 1421 (Spiritualities of late Alien Priory of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). Rectory. 20 Mar 1478 (Elizabeth Woodville). Rectory of Haseley annexed to Deanery, 1780 ( 7 Anne c.38) and detached, 1840 (3+4 Victoria c.113). Benefice of Great Haseley with Albury and Waterstock dissolved and Great Haseley transferred to newly created benefice of Great Milton and Little Milton, 1989. Joint patrons with Bishop of Oxford.

Benefice Name  HANDLEY WITH PENTRIDGE

Diocese  Salisbury

Ancient living / Details of grant  Handley (Dorset). Chapel. 27 Sep 1480 (Edward IV). United with Gussage St Andrew and with Pentridge, 1925. Alternate right of presentation with Earl of Shaftesbury.

www.handleychurch.org.uk

    
Benefice Name  HORTON & WRAYSBURY

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Wraysbury (Bucks). Rectory (with Langley Marish Chapel). 6 Nov 1348 (Edward III). New benefice of Riverside created in 1978; St Thomas Colnbrook, Datchet (q.v.), Dorney and Wraysbury, to which Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney added in 1985. Parishes of Horton & Wraysbury formed into one benefice (Horton & Wraysbury) in 2008 (Riverside dissolved). Joint patronage.

 

Benefice Name  HUNGERFORD WITH DENFORD

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Hungerford (Berks). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). Perpetual Curacy of Denford united with Hungerford, 1952, with Dean & Canons patrons of the united benefice.

Benefice Name  ILSINGTON

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Ilsington (Devon). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Sole patron.
       

Benefice Name  IPPLEPEN, TORBRYAN & DENBURY

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Ipplepen (Devon). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. United with Rectory of Torbryan, 1928. Joint patronage with Society for the Maintenance of the Faith.

www.standrewsipplepen.org.uk


Benefice Name  ISLEWORTH

Diocese  London

Ancient living / Details of grant  Isleworth and Twickenham (Middx). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Subsequently divided as two vicarages. Sole patron.
       

Benefice  LANGLEY MARISH

Diocese  Oxford   

Ancient living / Details of grant  Langley (Marish) (Bucks). Chapel. Granted with Rectory of Wraysbury 6 Nov 1348 (Edward III). Separated from Wraysbury, 1856. Patronage Board.

www.langleymarish.org


Benefice Name  LEOMINSTER

Diocese  Hereford

Ancient livings / Details of grant  Monkland (Herefs). Advowson. 30 Nov 1537 (Henry VIII). Held in plurality with Ivington, 1956 and benefices united, 1959. Ivington with Monkland, Eyton and Leominster united to form benefice of Leominster, 1985. Parishes of Dilwyn and Stretford transferred to benefice of Leominster, 1990. Patronage Board. See also Stretford (below).

Stretford (Herefs). Advowson acquired by exchange, 31 Jan 1922 (v. Hereford All saints and St Martin). Afterwards held with Dilwyn. Scheme to unite with Monkland (10 May 1929) not carried out (cf. Dalton, but v.Livings Book). Stretford and Dilwyn transferred to benefice of Leominster, 1990. Patronage Board. See also Monkland (above).
       

Benefice Name  NETHER STOWEY, OVER STOWEY, SPAXTON WITH CHARLYNCH, ENMORE, GOATHURST AND AISHOLT

 

Diocese  Bath and Wells

Ancient living / Details of grant  Stowey, Nether (Somerset). Rectory. 20 Jul 1474, received on dissolution of the Priory of the Goldclive Mon., but grant of Edward IV which includes Monksilver (q.v.(see Quantock Towers)) does not mention Nether Stowey. United benefice of Nether Stowey and Over Stowey formed, 1973. Alternate presentation with The Martyrs Memorial & Church of England Trust.
       
 

 

Benefice Name  NORTH HINCKFORD

Diocese  Chelmsford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Belchamp, St Paul (Essex). Granted by Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s in exchange for the right of presentation to St Peter le Poer, with Benet Fink, 23 Jun 1870. Afterwards worked with Ovington and Tilbury, Suffolk. Joint patronage. In 2003 united in new benefice with benefice of Alphamstone.

www.north-hinckford.org.uk


Benefice Name  PAPWORTH also CAMBOURNE

Diocese  Ely

Ancient living / Details of grant  Caxton (Cambs). Rectory. 1 Mar 1351 (Edward III). United benefice formed, 1989 (Bourn, Kingston, Caxton & Longstowe). In 2000 union of benefices with Croxton, Eltisley, Elsworth, Knapton, Graveley, Yelling & Toseland and Papworth Everard to form benefice of Papworth. 2001 new benefice & parish  of Cambourne (from parts of Bourn & Caxton). Right of presentation exercised jointly by Patronage board.

www.papworthteam.info


Benefice Name  PLYMPTON ST MAURICE

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Plympton St Maurice (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Sole patronage.
       
www.plymptonstmauricechurch.co.uk

Benefice Name  PLYMSTOCK & HOOE

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Plymstock (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Patronage board.
       

Benefice Name  PURITON & PAWLETT

Diocese  Bath and Wells

Ancient living / Details of grant  Puriton (Somerset). Rectory. 20 Jul 1474 (Edward IV). Vicarages of Puriton and Woolavington (q.v.)united 4 May 1730, separated 1883. Puriton and Pawlett united, 1978. Patrons with Lord Chancellor.
       

Benefice Name  QUANTOCK TOWERS

Diocese  Bath and Wells

Ancient living / Details of grant  Monksilver (Somerset). Rectory. 20 Jul 1474 (Edward IV). United with Rectory of Elworthy, 14 Feb 1921 (latter had passed to Dean and Canons, 29 Apr 1919). New benefice created, 2000. Alternate presentation with Dean and Chapter of Wells.
       

Benefice Name  THE BENEFICE OF THE CANNINGS AND REDHORN TEAM MINISTRY

Diocese  Salisbury

Ancient living / Details of grant  Urchfont (Wilts). Prebend and Rectory (with Stert chapel) formerly belonging to St Mary’s Monastery, Winchester. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. New Pastoral Scheme approved in 1989 whereby Urchfont with Stert to become part of benefice of Redhorn. In August 2010 joined with the benefice of Bishop's Cannings, All Cannings and Etchilhampton to form 'The Benefice of The Cannings and Redhorn Team Ministry'. Patronage Board.
       

Benefice Name  RIDGEWAY

Diocese  Salisbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient living / Details of grant  Ogbourne St George / Ogbourne St Andrew (Wilts). Rectories. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). Benefice of Ridgeway (Chiseldon with Draycot Foliat, Ogbourne St Andrew and St George) created, 1974. Team Ministry abolished 2010 and Rectory re-established. Patronage Board.

www.ridgewaybenefice.org


Benefice Name  RUISLIP

Diocese  London

Ancient living / Details of grant  Ruislip (Middx). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). Sole patron.

www.stmartins-ruislip.org
       

Benefice Name  SALTASH

Diocese  Truro

Ancient living / Details of grant and administration  Saltash, St Stephen (Cornwall). Rectory. 9 May 1351 (Edward, Prince of Wales, by Edward III). SS. Nicholas and Faith united with St Stephen by Saltash, 1984. Patronage Board (Bishop of Truro and Dean & Canons of Windsor).

http://www.ststephenbysaltash.org.uk/

Benefice Name  SAMPFORD SPINEY WITH HORRABRIDGE

 Diocese  Exeter

Ancient livings / Details of grant and administration  Sampford Spiney (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. United with Horrabridge (q.v.) 28 Jun 1921.

Horrabridge (Devon). Advowson. Moiety of presentations of Horrabridge and Sampford Spiney received in exchange for the patronage of Plympton St Mary from the Bishop of Exeter, 13 Dec 1921. The two benefices were united 28 Jun 1921. Sole patron. The picture shows the Dean of Windsor visiting Sampford Spiney in 2009. 

       

Benefice Name  SAVERNAKE

Diocese  Salisbury

Ancient livings / Details of grant  Shalbourne (Wilts). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). New benefice of Wexcombe (Shalbourne (q.v.), Ham, Chute with Chute Forest, Tidcombe (q.v.) and Fosbury (q.v.), Burbage, East Grafton, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston) created, 1979. Patronage Board.

Tidcombe (Wilts). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. United with Fosbury (q.v.) 1926. New benefice of Wexcombe (Shalbourne (q.v.), Ham, Chute with Chute Forest, Tidcombe and Fosbury (q.v.) Burbage, East Grafton, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston) created, 1979. Patronage Board.

Buttermere (Wilts). Advowson received in exchange for Rectory of Fulmer, 11 Jul 1905. United with Rectory of Ham, 1933. Afterwards held with Fosbury (q.v.) and Tidcombe (q.v.). New benefice of Wexcombe (Shalbourne (q.v.), Ham, Chute with Chute Forest, Tidcombe (q.v.) and Fosbury (q.v.), Burbage, East Grafton, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston) created, 1979. Patronage Board.

Fosbury (Wiltshire). Rectory. 2 Oct 1926. Exchange with Church Patronage Society for Froxfield. United with Tidcombe (q.v.) and Hippenscombe, 1926. Part of new benefice of Wexcombe created, 1979.

New benefice of Savernake 2002 (Wexcombe, Great Bedwyn, Little Bedwyn & Savernake Forest). Patronage board.

www.savernaketeam.com

 

Benefice Name  SCHORNE

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Marston, North (Bucks). Rectory. 30 Jan 1480 (Prior and Convent of Dunstable in exchange for Weedon Bec). United benefice created in 1981: Hoggeston with Dunton, Hardwicke, North Marston and Granborough, Whitchurch and Oving with Pitchcott, and Quainton. Patronage Board.

www.schorneteam.co.uk

Benefice Name  SHERFIELD ON LODDON & STRATFIELD SAYE WITH HARTLEY WESPALL WITH STRATFIELD  TURGIS

Diocese  Winchester

Ancient living / Details of grant  Hartley Wespall (Hants). Rectory. 30 Mar 1481 (St Leger Chantry lands). United with Rectory of Stratfield Turgis, 1930; with Stratfield Saye 1951.New benefice created, 1986. Right of presentation: Dean and Canons, Duke of Wellington and Bishop of Winchester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefice Name  SHIPLAKE WITH DUNSDEN & HARPSDEN

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Shiplake (Oxon). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Formerly property of Missenden Abbey, Bucks. Shiplake and Dunsden united, 1977. Joint patronage.

www.shiplakeanddunsden.co.uk

 
Benefice Name  SPARKWELL
Diocese  Exeter

A district within the parochial chapelry of Plympton St Mary. Assigned a district chapelry, 15 Aug 1884. Held in plurality with Shaugh Prior (q.v.) 1985. Rescinded 1993.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefice Name  ST GERMANS

Diocese  Truro

Ancient living / Details of grant  St Germans (Cornwall). Rectory. 9 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Consent for St Germans and Tideford to be held in plurality, 1973. United with Tideford & Hessenford 2008. Sole patron.

www.stgermansparishes.com


Benefice Name  SUTTON COURTENAY WITH APPLEFORD

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant and administration  Sutton Courtenay with Appleford (Oxon). Rectory (with Appleford chapel). 10 Jan 1481. Sir Walter Devereux and others. Sole patron.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefice Name  THE ALFRED JEWEL

Diocese  Bath and Wells

Ancient living / Details of grant and administration  North Petherton with Northmoor Green (Somerset). Bequeathed to Dean & Canons of Windsor in 1993. United with North Newton & Thurloxton & Durston 2003. Dean and Canons of Windsor have right of presentation on 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th turns (of 7)

 

 

 

Benefice Name  THE BENEFICE OF CHAGFORD, SOUTH TAWTON, DREWSTEIGNTON, HITTISLEIGH, SPREYTON, GIDLEIGH & THROWLEIGH

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Tawton, South (Devon). Rectory. 18 Jun 1349. Licence to Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, to alienate. Chapel of St Mary Zeal dependent. Joint patronage.     

 

        

Benefice Name  THE IWERNE VALLEY BENEFICE

Diocese  Salisbury

Ancient living / Details of grant  Iwerne Minster (Dorset). Advowson of prebend. 27 Sep 1480 (Edward IV). Benefice united with Rectory of Sutton Waldron, 21 Dec 1928. New benefice created, 1981 and 2001. Joint patronage.

 

Benefice Name  THE VALE BENEFICE

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Grove (Berks). Perpetual Curacy separated from the Rectory of Wantage (q.v.) with Rector as patron; Ecclesiastical Commissioners established the right of the Dean and Canons as Patrons, 1902. Benefice of Grove united with benefice of Hanney, Denchworth and East Challow to form newly created benefice of The Vale Benefice, 3 Oct 2012. Joint patronage. 

www.groveparishchurch.org.uk

 

Benefice Name  THE WEST HEREFORD TEAM MINISTRY

Diocese  Hereford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Hereford, All Saints and St Martin. Rectories. St Anthony’s Hospital London (Edward IV, 1475). St Martin exchanged for Rectory of Stretford (q.v.) with Bishop of Hereford, 1922.  New benefice including All Saints Hereford, St Nicholas Hereford and Breinton to be called "Benefice of The West Hereford Team Ministry" with four parishes (All Saints, Holy Trinity, St Nicholas and Breinton) 1 September 2008. Joint patronage.
       

Benefice Name  TINTAGEL

Diocese  Truro

Ancient living / Details of grant  Tintagel (Cornwall). Rectory. 29 Jun 1480 (licence to John, Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth his wife, to alienate). Formerly belonged to Eton College. Sole patron.
       

Benefice Name  TORRIDGE ESTUARY

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Northam (Devon). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Chapel of Ease built at Appledore, 1837. United benefice of Northam with Westward Ho! and Appledore created, 1979. Patronage Board.
       

Benefice Name  TWICKENHAM

Diocese  London

Ancient living / Details of grant  Isleworth & Twickenham (Middx). Rectory of Isleworth and Twickenham. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Subsequently divided as two vicarages. Sole patron.

http://www.stmarytwick.org.uk/


Benefice Name  UPPER MOLE GROUP MINISTRY (CHARLWOOD WITH SIDLOW BRIDGE, AND BETCHWORTH WITH BUCKLAND)

Diocese  Southwark

Ancient living / Details of grant  Betchworth, East (Surrey). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. In 1990 Group Ministry (Betchworth, Brookham Green, Buckland St Mary, Charlwood, Leigh and Sidlow Bridge formed.  In 1994 re-arranged as Upper Mole Group Ministry.  In 2007 Benefice of Betchworth and Benefice of Buckland united to form Benefice of Betchworth & Buckland. Alternate patronage with All Souls Oxford.

www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/030bw.htm

Benefice Name  UTTOXETER AREA

Diocese  Lichfield

Ancient livings / Details of grant  Uttoxeter (Staffs). Rectory. 18 Jun 1349 (Henry, Earl of Lancaster). United with Rectory of Bramshall, 24 Sep 1921. See Bramshall (below).

Bramshall (Staffs). Vicarage. Lord Willoughby de Broke. 24 Sep 1921. See Uttoxeter (above).

Patronage Board.
       

Benefice Name  WANTAGE WITH CHARLTON

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Wantage (Berks). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). Held with Charlton (formed part of Wantage) for which portion of tithes conveyed in 1421. Sole patron.
       

Benefice Name  WEMBURY

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant  Wembury (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Sole patron.

http://www.wemburychurch.co.uk

       
Benefice Name  THE WALBURY BEACON BENEFICE

Diocese  Oxford

Ancient living / Details of grant  Combe (Berks). Rectory. 3 Dec 1421 (Bailiwick of Ogbourne: John, Duke of Bedford). United with Rectory of Faccombe, 1933.New benefice created, 1981.New benefice formed in July 2011 comprising the parish of Kintbury with Avington, the parish of West Woodhay. the parish of Enborne, the parish of Hamstead Marshall, the parish of Inkpen and the parish of Combe. Enborne and Hamstead Marshall contain lands once belonging to Sandleford Priory that were granted to Windsor in 1478 by Sir Richard Beauchamp. Patronage board.
       

Benefice Name  WOOLAVINGTON WITH COSSINGTON & BAWDRIP

Diocese  Bath and Wells

Ancient living / Details of grant  Woolavington (Somerset). Rectory. 20 Jul 1474 (Edward IV). Vicarages of Puriton (q.v.)and Woolavington united 4 May 1730, separated 1883. Woolavington held in plurality with Cossington and Bawdrip. Benefices united, 1987. Alternate patronage.

www.wcbchurches.org.uk


Benefice Name  WYLYE & TILL VALLEY

Diocese  Salisbury 

Ancient living / Details of grant  Stapleford (Wilts). Rectory. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. United with vicarage of Berwick St James, 8 Dec 1924. New benefice created, 1992 (South Newton, Stapleford with Berwick St James, Winterbourne Stoke and Wishford Magna). Joint patronage. In 1998 12 parishes in 3 groups (the Lower Wylye & Till Valley group with Berwick St James, Great Wishford, South Newton, Stapleford & Winterbourne Stoke).  Patronage board 3 turns of 4.
       

Benefice Name  YEALMPTON & BRIXTON

Diocese  Exeter

Ancient living / Details of grant and administration  Brixton (Devon). Chapel. 7 Oct 1547. New Dotation. Joined with Yealmpton to create new benefice (Yealmpton & Brixton), 1 Nov 1991. Joint patronage with Bishop of Exeter.

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