Orston St Mary

Simon de Aplesthorpe

Scrooby, 8 September, 1272.

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Anselm de Stokyng

21 February 1292

Same patrons

John de Oretton

12 October, 1321

Same patrons

Died

John Wythan

11 July, 1349

Same patrons

Thomas de Stretton

Same patrons

Resigned for the church of Overton, Lincoln Diocese

Adam de Warwyks

8 October, 1375

Same patrons

Resigned for Langford Vicarage in the Diocese of Lincoln

Richard de Wilford

28 September, 1376

Adam Glover

Same patrons

Resigned

Richard Porter

July, 1394

Same patrons

John, son of Walter de Orston

27 March, 1406

Same patrons

By his will, proved at York, 17 April, 1425, he desired to be buried in the chancel at Orston

Robert Cade

17 April, 1425

Same patrons

 Resigned for the church of Denton in Lincoln Diocese

John Wryght

23 October, 1430

Same patrons

Resigned for Stuffings chantry in the church of Mansfield, to which he was admitted 20 June, 1432, on exchanging with

Richard Susanson

20 June, 1432

Same patrons

Died

Lawrence Wright

14 July, 1461

Same patrons

By his will, proved 5 May, 1474, he desired to be buried in the quire at Orston

Richard White*

19 June, 1474

Same patrons

Philip Cockland

Same patrons

Resigned

John Dyghton

31 October, 1475

Same patrons

Resigned

Henry Babington

Same patrons

Resigned

Henry Chaderton

1479

Same patrons

Died

John Shawe

9 November, 1480

Same patrons

Died

Walter Mackerell

19 April, 1484

Same patrons

Died

Walter Kerchevell

17 August,  1515

Assigns of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Resigned

Robert Pride

5 October, 1524

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Resigned for the rectory of Hawksworth, to which he was instituted 20 July, 1543

Robert Hartley

7 August, 1543

Same patrons

Died

John Markham

14 October, 1552

Same patrons

By his will, proved 7 May, 1568, he desired to be buried in the chancel

Henry Colynson

1 July, 1568

Same patrons

Died

Peter Whitmore

17 November, 1588

Same patrons

Resigned

Arthur Hargrave

13 July, 1601

Assigns of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

He died intestate, adminstration being granted, 7 June, 1624, to his widow and children

John Muston, M.A.

18 June, 1624

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Died

David Jones, M.A.

11 March, 1638

Morgan Wynn, S.T.B., Archdeacon of Lincoln

Died

Ezekiel Dyglin, M.A.

27 June, 1661

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Thomas Speight

Died 27 April, 1702

John Porter, M.A.

7 August, 1702, the benefice being "now vacant.

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

He married Elizabeth Chappell, at Hawksworth Church, 25 November, 1703

Nathaniel Noble, M.A.

18 June, 1705

Same patrons

Cause of vacancy not stated

Joshua Hemingway, B.A.,

15 March, 1705-6. Cause of vacancy not stated

Same patrons

He married at St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, 3 March, 1718-9, Mary Maltby, also of Orston

Francis Stevenson

10 November, 1736, on the death of Joshua Hemingway

Same patrons

Thomas Wakefield, B.A.

22 March, 1742-3

Same patrons

Cause of vacancy not given

Samuel  Drake

25 November, 1751, on the "cession of the last incumbent

Same patrons

Samuel Drake, B.A.

18 February, 1754, on the "cession of the last incumbent," probably himself.

Same patrons

Robert Ingram

The mandates for the induction of this and three subsequent vicars have not been found in the Archdeaconry records.

Bonham Langley, B.A.

13 September, 1760, on the cession of Robert Ingram

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. Instituted 20 December, 1764, on his own cession. Same patrons.

Thomas Newbound, M.A.

11 March,  1769, on the cession of Bonham Langley

Same patrons.

David Field

Peter Moon

30 May, 1772, on the resignation of David Field.

Same patrons

William Oddle, B.A.

14 December, 1773, on the resignation of Peter Moon

Same patrons

Edward Clements

Robert Greville, LL.B.

14 January, 1795, on the death of Edward Clements

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Edward Robson, M.A.,

1 September, 1795, on the cession of Robert Greville

Same patrons

George Gordon, junior

Charles Ingle

30 November, 1821, on  the cession of George Gordon, the younger

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Charles John Fyne Clinton, M.A.

29 November, 1827, on the cession of Charles Ingle

Same patrons

Also Rector of Cromwell

William John Mellish, M.A.

27 September 1855

Same patrons

Died at Winestcad Rectory, Yorks. Buried at Orston, 19 December, 1889, aged 60 years

Thomas William Swann, M.A.,

3 January, 1873, on the resignation of William John Mellish

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln

Charles James Sturton, B.A.

1911

Same patrons

Resigned 1936