Granston - St. Catherine.

The living of Granston, which is now united to St. Nicholas, would appear to have been a separate benefice in 1287, but the union between the two churches must have taken place prior to 1535-6, and probably under some arrangement between the Abbot of St. Dogmaels and the Bishop of St. Davids, as the Valor Eccl. states that the abbot was rector of the united churches, while the then vicaar had been collated by the Canons Resident of St. David's Cathedral. According to Owen's Pem, the patronage of the united churches was in1594 vested in the Bishop, and Granston (no doubt meaning the rectory) belonged to the Queen as bein appendant to the Monastery of St. Dogwells, while the church of St. Nicholas was appendant to the Prebend of St. Nicholas.

In 1291 Granston Church, under the name of Ecclesia de Villa Grandi, was assessed for tenths to the King at £5 6s 8d (£5.33)., the amount payable being 10s 8d (£0.53).---Taxatio.

Grandeston and Sancti Nicholai.---Resus Owen vicarius perpetuus ecclesiarum predictarum jam unit' ex collacione canonicorum residentium in ecclesia cathedrali Menevensi quarum abbas Sancti Dogmaelis ets rector qui divident fructus hujusmodi ecclesiarum inter se equaliter annuatim. Et valet in toto communibus annis vij vj viij inde pro indempnitate ibidem annuatim sol' ordinaria xij. Et in procuracione in visitatione ordinaria xij. Et in visitacione archidiaconi quolibet anno iiij ix. Et remanet clare £6 8s 11d (£6.35). Inde decima 12s 10¾d (£0.65).---Valor Eccl.

Under the heading 'Livings Discharged ':---Granstone (St. Katherine) and St. Nicholas and Marthery V. Pro indemn. 12s (£0.60). Proz. quolibet tertio anni 1s (£0.05). Visit. Archidiac. quolibet anno 4s 9d (£0.24). Habet dimid. fruct. eccles. Abb. St. Dogwales Propr. Bishop of St. Davids Patr. Clear yearly value, £24. King's Books, £6 8s 11½d (£6.45).---Bacon's liber Regis.

Vicars.

There is not a mistake for the years 1845 and 1865. Rowland Daniel was the father of Rowland Daniel, who took over the role of Vicar on his father death.

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