VICARS OF BERECHURCH OR WEST DONYLAND

Until 1536 the church of West Donyland was a chapel of
ease to Holy Trinity, Colchester, in the
gift of Saint John's Abbey, and served by the
Rectors of Holy Trinity, as below: -

C1275 WILLIAM FRAUNK
1295 ROBERT
1324 RICHARD DE FRINTON
      THOMAS DE BATHON
1329 ADAM AT HOLME
1335 THOMAS DE KENTON
      RICHARD HONEY
1349 JOHN GOSSE
1373 THOMAS GOWTHER
      JOHN BERTELET
1382 JOHN MAYN
1393 RICHARD CRAWELE
      RICHARD CHAMBERLAYNE
1406 RICHARD WATTON
1409 JOHN WILTONESHERT
1410 JOHN MALLYNG
      WILLIAM PAGE
1428 WILLIAM STONES
1431 RICHARD SUKLEY
1460 ROBERT CAMELL
      ROBERT CROPPING
1463 THOMAS BANASTER
1470 THOMAS KYRKHAM
      RICHARD GILDINWATER
1505 EDWARD SQUYRE
1510 JOHN DYSON
1511 RALPH TYLNEY
1518 JOHN SWAN BA
1519 THOMAS NICHOLAS
1526 ROBERT DENT MA
1530 WILLIAM JAYE MA

From 1537 the chapel-of-ease was made a Parochial Church separate
from Holy Trinity, and the AUDLEY family and their successors at
Berechurch became the Patrons.
C1567 WILLIAM NEVARD 'priest at Berechurch.'
1585 THOMAS HOLLAND
1590 PHILIP BLUNT
1592 WILLIAM COLE BA also Vicar of Saint Peter's, Colchester.
1598 WILLIAM READ
1612 WILLIAM NUTTER MA
1615 WILLIAM ADAMS also Rector of Abberton.
1627 GEORGE RUSH MA also Rector of Frating.
1633 THEOPHILUS ROBERTS also Rector of St. Nicholas, Colchester.
c1650 THOMAS BUXTON also Rector of all Saint's, Colchester.

From 1661 to 1912 Berechurch was held in plurality with
Layer de la Haye, the patronage being in the same hands.
1662 THOMAS PARKER
1698 RICHARD REYNOLDS MA Master of Colchester School
1706 THOMAS LUFKIN MA also Rector of Frating (died 1745)
C1755 STEPHEN ALDRICH BA also Rector of Layer Breton
1769 JOHN STEVENSON BA also Rector of Abberton (died 1826)
1826 EDWARD CROSSE MA Master of Colchester school
1835 MATTHEW DAWSON DUFFIELD BA
1842 JOHN RICHARD ERRINGTON MA
1845 JOHN HEYLIGER DEWHURST MA
1870 THOMAS OLDMEADOW PRICE BA (died 1912)

From 1912 to 1936 Berechurch was held with Saint Mary-at-the-Walls,
Colchester
1912 GREVILLE TURNER BRUNWIN-HALES M.A.R.D. Canon
1933 GEORGE AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL M.A.R.D. Canon

From 1936 to1954 Berechurch was held with All Saints, Shrub End
1936 LEONALD HERBERT FENN MA
1938 WILLIAM HENRY WIGGINS
1953 HENRY RICHARD DARBY BA

From 1954, with the growth of the Monkwick estate, Berechurch
held singly
1954 ARTHUR STUART JAMES HOLDEN A.L.C.D.
1961 SAMUEL JOHN TYLER BD
1965 CHRISTOPHER JOHN SLY MA
1973 New church of Saint Margaret, Berechurch, built and dedicated.
1975 CHRISTOPHER JOHN ALFRED HARVEY
1994 ROBERT IAN WILKINSON