List of Churchwardens

Two Churchwardens are elected for a term of one year at the Annual Vestry Meeting in March/April. This is often combined with the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). The term of office normally runs from the Archdeacon's Visitation (in May) until the Visitation in the following year.

Exceptionally, the Bishop or his agent may conduct a special ceremony to admit Churchwardens to office. The Churchwardens Measure 2000 limited the continuous holding of the office of Churchwarden to a maximum of six consecutive years.

The dates below refer to the Churchwardens' years of elected office, starting from the Vestry Meeting / APCM. The earlier details were obtained from an old minute book of Annual Vestry meetings.

Churchwardens	Years Elected	Notes
Mrs E. A. (Liz) Fagg Mr M. (Matthew) Firth	2024/25
Mrs P. J. (Pat) MacDonald Mrs E. A. (Liz) Fagg	2022/23 to 2023/24
Mr D. R. (David) Bardwell Mrs P. J. (Pat) MacDonald	2020/21 to 2021/22	COVID-19 pandemic: The 2020/21 & 2021/22 terms lasted 8 months & 10 months (until APCMs on 11/07/2021 & 22/05/2022).
Mrs S. A. (Sally) Cairns Mr D. R. (David) Bardwell	2019/20	COVID-19 pandemic: The 2019/20 term lasted 18 months (until APCM on 15/11/2020).
Mrs S. A. (Sally) Cairns Mr J. (John) Morris	2015/16 to 2018/19	Interregnum of Rector in 2017-18.
Mr R. (Roger) Toms Mrs S. A. (Sally) Cairns	2014/15
Mrs R. (Rosa) Bardwell Mr R. (Roger) Toms	2012/13 & 2013/14
Mr M. E. (Mike) Goom Mrs R. (Rosa) Bardwell	2011/12	Mr R. Toms stood in for Mr Goom for part of 2011/12.
Mrs D. (Diane) Morris Mr M. E. (Mike) Goom	2009/10 & 2010/11
Mr A. (Alan) Rutter Mrs D. (Diane) Morris	2006/07 to 2008/09	Interregnum of Rector in 2007.
Mrs J. M. (Joan) Jenks Mr A. (Alan) Rutter	2004/05 & 2005/06
Mr J. G. (John) Stevenson Mrs J. M. (Joan) Jenks	2002/03 & 2003/04
Mr C. R. (Colin) Cairns Mr J. G. (John) Stevenson	2000/01 & 2001/02
Mrs E. J. (Eileen) White Miss S. M. (Sue) Handscomb	1999/2000	Mrs White and Miss Handscomb both resigned in February 2000 with the consent of the Bishop.
Mr O. C. (Oliver) Jenks Mrs E. J. (Eileen) White	1998/99
Mrs F. M. (Mary) Horton Mr O. C. (Oliver) Jenks	1996/97 & 1997/98
Mr G. B. (Gordon) Cooper Mrs F. M. (Mary) Horton	1994/95 & 1995/96	Interregnum of Rector in 1993-94.
Miss S. M. (Sue) Handscomb Mr G. B. (Gordon) Cooper	1992/93 & 1993/94	Interregnum of Rector in 1993-94.
Miss S. M. (Sue) Handscomb Mr D. E. (Duncan) White	1991/92	Mr White later became the Revd White.
Mr N. A. R. (Nigel) Hawkes Miss S. M. (Sue) Handscomb	1990/91
Mr R. M. (Bob) Horton Mr N. A. R. (Nigel) Hawkes	1988/89 & 1989/90	Mr Hawkes later became the Revd Hawkes.
Mrs R. (Rosemary) Cooper Mr R. M. (Bob) Horton	1987/88
Mr C. R. (Colin) Cairns Mrs R. (Rosemary) Cooper	1985/86 & 1986/87	Interregnum of Rector in 1984-85.
Mr M. E. (Mike) Goom Mr C. R. (Colin) Cairns	1984/85	Interregnum of Rector in 1984-85. Mr Cairns was the parish's youngest known Churchwarden to date (age 29).
Mr T. D. (Tom) Peel Mr M. E. (Mike) Goom	1982/83 & 1983/84
Mrs A. (Anne) Early Mr T. D. (Tom) Peel	1981/82
Mr K. (Ken) Parker Mrs A. (Anne) Early	1979/80 & 1980/81	Interregnum of Rector in 1979-80. Mrs Early (later Mrs Attewell) was the parish's first known female Churchwarden.
Mr E. J. (John) Hickman Mr K. (Ken) Parker	1978/79
Mr H. F. (Harry) Lane Mr E. J. (John) Hickman	1976/77 & 1977/78
Mr L. H. (Len) Miles Mr H. F. (Harry) Lane	1975/76
Mr L. H. (Len) Miles Mr J. D. (John) Morgan	1973/74 & 1974/75
Mr E.W.P. (Pat) Moriarty OBE Mr H. T. (Harold) Hopkins	1968/69 to 1972/73	Interregnum of Rector in 1970-71.
Mr P.C.W.G. (Philip) Townend Mr E.W.P. (Pat) Moriarty OBE	1965/66 to 1967/68
Mr Frederick John Barber Mr P.C.W.G. (Philip) Townend	1956/57 to 1964/65	Interregnum of Rector in 1962.
Mr A. J. Morton Mr Frederick John Barber	1947/48 to 1955/56	Interregnum of Rector in 1953.
Mr A. J. Morton Mr E. H. Langley	1944/45 to 1946/47
Alderman T. Mason Mr R. S. Payne	1936/37 to 1943/44
Alderman T. Mason Mr H. Goodyer	1933/34 to 1935/36	Interregnum of Rector in 1934.
Alderman T. Mason Maj. C. C. Hardy	1931/32 & 1932/33
Alderman T. Mason Mr R. J. Richardson	1930/31	One Warden post was vacant for part of the year, and part-occupied by Mr Richardson.
Mr R. J. Richardson Alderman T. Mason	1927/28 to 1929/30	The post of Rector's Warden was vacant for part of this time, and part-occupied by Alderman Mason.
Alderman T. Mason Lt. Col. J. F. Hawkins	1926/27
Mr H. T. Barnett Alderman T. Mason	1925/26
Dr B. B. Hosford Mr S. C. Saxby	1923/24 & 1924/25
Mr E. Bunce Dr B. B. Hosford	1916/17 to 1922/23
Mr E. Bunce Capt. J. H. Tyre RN	1913/14 to 1915/16
Mr E. Bunce Col. G. H. Fiennes	1907/08 to 1912/13	Col. Fiennes later became Lord Saye & Sele.
Mr Charles Collins Mr E. Bunce	1907/08	Mr Collins died May 1907
Mr Charles Collins Mr D. May	1899/1900 to 1906/07	Interregnum of Rector in 1905.
Mr Charles Collins Mr W. Henderson	1896/97 to 1898/99
Mr William S. H. May Mr John Henry Blagrave	1891/92 to 1895/96	Mentioned on peal-board dated 14th January 1892.
Mr John Henry Blagrave Mr G. W. Cocks	1885/86	Mentioned on Bellringing Rules dated Midsummer 1885.

Churchwardens who are known to be 'long-serving' (10+ years):
(before the introduction of the Churchwardens Measure 2001 which limited Churchwardens to six consecutive terms of office, and which allowed Churchwardens to resign without the requirement for the consent of the Bishop)

19 years – 1925/26 to 1943/44 – Alderman T. Mason
(although he did not serve for some periods during 1927-1929)
18 years – 1947/48 to 1964/65 – Mr Frederick John Barber
16 years – 1907/08 to 1922/23 – Mr E. Bunce
12 years – 1944/45 to 1955/56 – Mr A. J. Morton
12 years – 1956/57 to 1967/68 – Mr P. C. W. G. Townend
11 years – 1896/97 to 1907/08 – Mr Charles Collins
(Mr Collins died in May 1907, shortly after taking office for 1907/08)

Married couples who have both served as Churchwardens (at different times):

Mr C. R. Cairns (5 years total) and Mrs S. A. Cairns (6½ years)
Mrs R. Cooper (3 years) and Mr G. B. Cooper (4 years)
Mr R. M. Horton (3 years) and Mrs F. M. Horton (4 years)
Mr D. E. White (1 year) and Mrs E. J. White (2 years)
Mr O. C. Jenks (3 years) and Mrs J. M. Jenks (4 years)
Mrs D. Morris (5 years) and Mr J. Morris (4 years)
Mrs R. Bardwell (3 years) and Mr D. R. Bardwell (3 years)