Parish of St Lawrence

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Parish of St Lawrence.

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St Lawrence

Described as the 'Ecclesia de Vado Patricii,' the church od St Lawrence with its appurtenances was granted by Phillipp Le Poer to the Knights of St John of Jerusalem about the year 1130.--Anselm's Confirm. Charter. On the dissolution of the preceptory of the knights of St John at Slebech the advowson came into the hands of the Crown.

Rectoria Sancti Laurentii.--Willielmus Wolf rector ibidem tenet rectoriam cum certis terris dominicis ibidem & valent per annum in fructibus et oblacionibus dicte ecclesie iiij xiij iiij. Inde in pens sol' preceptorie de Slebeche cujus collacione dicta ecclesia est vj viij. Item in visitacione ordinaria iiij ix. Et in sinodalibus iij iiij. Et remanet clare 78s 7d. Inde decima 7s 10.5d.--Valor Eccl.

Under the heading 'Livings Discharged' :--St Lawrence R Pens Preceptor Slebeche, 6s 8d. Visit Ordinar., 4s 9d. Syn., 3s 4d. Prince of Wales. Clear yearly value, £18, £30. King's Books, £3 18s 9d.--Bacon's Liber Regis.

The Rectory of St Lawrence was united with the perpetual curacy of St Edrens on 1st February 1843 under an Order in Council.

Rectors.

1297 Richard
1408 William Here
1408 Oct 10 John Hogge, vice William Here, deceased
1491 Walter Dawkyn
1491 Aug 25 Philip ap Howell, vice Walter Dawkyn, resigned
1534 William Wolfe
1554 Aug 2 Rhys ap Owen

Thomas Jones

1670 Apr 30 Richard Williams, vice . . . . . . . .deceased
1676 Jul 13 Maurice . . . . . . . . .
1689 Jul 16 John Llewellyn
1715 Oct 20 Edward Rice, BA, vice . . . . . . . .deceased
1734 David Morris, vice Edward Rice, deceased
1764 Nov 5 James Mathias, vice David Morris, deceased
1806 Jul 1 James Hooper, vice James Mathias, deceased
1840 Sep 10 William Meyler
1876 Feb 8 John Bowen, vice William Meyler, deceased

Graham Davies, Ó 2001.
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