Lambston – St Ishmael.

This benefice was originally a curacy, and belonged to the prior of St Thomas, Haverfordwest, who on 12 Nov 1324, obtained a mortmain kicence from the King to appropriate the church of St Ishmael, in the town of Lambertys in Ros.  This grant was again set on record on 10 June 1505.--Pat. Rolls.

This church, described as Ecclesia de Villa Lamberti, was in 1291 assessed at £4 13s 4d for tenths to the King, the amount payable being 9s 4d.--Taxatio

No detailed description of this living is given in the Valor Eccl., merely the following valuation under the heading of 'Churches appropriated to the Priory of St Thomas, Haverfordwest':--Ecclesia de Lampston per annum iiij.

For the description in Bacon's Liber Regis, see under Haroldston West.

On the dissolution of the priory of St Thomas, Lambston Church came into the hands of the King from whom a lease of the rectory of 'Llamerston' was on 2 Aug 1538, obtained for 21 years by Henry Jones of the Household.--State Papers.   On 10 May 1545, a lease of the same rectory was granted by the Crown for 21 years to the same Henry Jones.--State Papers.   This was probably a renewal of the previous lease.

The living of Lambston (with Haroldston West) afterwards came into the hands of the Picton Castle family, and was with Haroldston West, given in 1749 by Sir John Philipps of Picton Castle, to Pembroke College, Oxford.

The living of Lambston was united with Haroldston West by an Order in Council, dated 6 September 1880.

Perpetual Curates.

1321     Apr 8    Philip de Lawhadeyn

1756     Aug 10    George Phillips, M.A.

1773     Sep 6    James Higgon, vice George Phillips, deceased

1799     Apr 9    Thomas Phillips, M.A., vice [James Higgon] deceased

1820     Jul 7    John Andros, M.A., vice Thomas Phillips, deceased

1842     Sep 7    Francis Thomas, M.A., vice John Andros, deceased

1880     Oct 30    John Meares, B.A., vice Francis Thomas, deceased, who died on 28 Sep., 1880

1898     Apr 13    Charles Percy Shipton, vice John Meares, deceased, who died on 20 Oct 1897

1905     Sep 5    Lewis Hermann Tiarks, M.A., vice Charles Percy Shipton, instituted to Halsham, Yorkshire

1908     May 1    Richard Rice Thomas, M.A., vice Lewis Hermann Tiarks, instituted to St Magnus, Lerwick. Shetland Isles.

Graham Davies, Ó 2001.
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