Calendar Dates
Before 1752, when the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, documents and record book entries raised between 1st January and 24th March would continue to quote the date of the old year, and the New Year would begin only on 25th March. Nowadays, when referring to events which took place on these dates, it is customary to express them in a way that combines the Old and  New forms – for example, 10 February 1750-51.
List of Vicars
Date of Institution, Name of Vicar, Patron [Notes]
Not known, Vivian Adrian, Not known
24 Nov 1265, Vincent de Lodres, Prior of Loders
28 Jan 1320-1, Brother Roger called Hariel, Prior of Loders [He was Prior of Loders. It is probably his effigy in the Chancel]
13 Jan 1324-5, Sir Wm Rokes (Rogys), Prior of Loders and Proctor of the Abbott and Convent of Montbourg [Died May 1330]
22 May 1330, Sir Adam called Gilbert, Prior of Loders [Formerly Rector of Rousdon]
12 Dec 1349, Nicholas Godswayn, King Edward III [deacon]
31 Dec 1355, Brother Symon de Londa Brother Peter,
[Prior of Loders]Â Â Abbott and the Convent of Montbourg.
5 Nov 1361     Brother Robert Dorse            Brother Peter
Prior of Loders            (as above)
22 Mar 1363-4 Brother Sampson Trygal     Brother John, Abbott, etc.
?1 Aug 1374 )     Sir Nicholas                  Institution not Recorded
29 Oct 1384 ) [mentioned as Vicar on both dates;                            Sir Nicholas exchanged Rectory                                                of Cotleigh with Master Wm Slade]
16 Jun 1393     Master Wm Slade           King Richard II
[See note on Page 26]
2 Feb 1397-8 John Coterell             King Richard II
[See note on Page 26]
Date of
Institution           Vicar                          Patron and Notes
Not known     Sir Thomas Stork           Patron not recorded
[He exchanged the living
with his successor for that
of Ashbrittle, Somerset, Near Wiveliscombe]
6 Apr 1427     Sir Laurence Wyllynge     Abbess and Convent
of Syon (Augustinian)
12 Dec 1428     Sir John Smythe           As above
7 Dec 1450     Sir Wm atte Wylle  Margaret, Abbess & Convent of Syon
10 Dec 1491     John Capel       Abbess and Convent of Syon
30 Sep 1494     Richard Walbeff       Abbess and Convent of Syon
Not known     Thomas Water       [Presunably as before]
[Also Rector of St. Pancras juxta Lime (Rousdon)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12 June 1510; had previously been appointed
Vicar of Ermington, near Modbury, on 30 Jan 1505-6]
24 Jun 1531     John Bellytour          Abbess and Convent of Syon
26 Apr 1536     John Berry or Bury          Abbess and Convent of Syon
[of Exeter College, Oxford:
B.A. 30 June 1523
M.A. 9 Nov 1526
Rector 1534-1536
B.D. 14 June 1543]
21 Jul 1558     John Hopkyns          Walter Erle, Esq.
27 Oct 1568     Hugh Wood, B.C.L.          Walter Erle, Esq.
[Also Rector of Clatworthy, near Wiveliscombe, now in                            Somerset (1570-78); Vicar of Broadclyst (1578-89),                              and Tettcott near Holsworthy (1586)].
3 Oct 1589     William Belstone,     Thomas Erle, of Charborough, Esq.
M.A.
Date of
Institution           Vicar                          Patron and Notes
30 Mar 1590     Richard Harvey          Thomas Erle, Esq.
of Lyme
[See note on Page 27]
26 Jul 1632     William Hooke, M.A.          Sir Walter Erle, Knight
[See note on Page 27]
23 Jul 1639     Nathaniel Dyke, M.A.          Sir Walter Erle, Knight
18 Aug 1647     Francis Cuffley          [Nominated by Puritans]
12 Dec 1648     William Wright          [Nominated by Puritans]
[See note on Page 27]
13 Apr 1670     John Tucker, Professor     Robert Hawley Esq. and
Susanna, widow of Thomas Erle
and mother of heir, Thomas Erle
who was then a minor
13 Feb 1677-8     Edward Rowe, M.A.     Thomas Erle of Charborough, Esq.
[Also Vicar of Morden, Dorset, with
Rectory of Charborough (1663-1695)]
13 Nov 1706     William England, M.A. Walter Oke, gentleman [by grant
of Thomas Erle]
18 Jan 1709-10 Edward Rowe, B.A. Â Â Â Â Â Richard Hallett, Esq. of Stedcombe
[Son of the former Edward Rowe, he was baptised at
Axmouth in 1683; in 1707 married the daughter of
the Rector of Musbury, Honor Westcott; was inducted
to Axmouth, and died and was buried there in April
1722, aged 39 years]
17 Aug 1722     Thomas Lewis, M.A.     Richard Hallett, Esquire
[Son of Rector of Chumleigh;
buried at Colyton, 1746]
13 Sep 1746     John Davies, M.A.       Richard Hallett, Esquire
[Also Vicar of Stockland, and buried there 4 Oct 1747]
Date of
Institution           Vicar                          Patron and Notes
5 Feb 1747-8     George Anstis, B.C.L.      Southcott Hallett, Esquire
[Also Vicar of Colyton 1737-1764,
when he died, and was buried at Duloe, Cornwall]
23 Jul 1764     Richard Hothersall Hallett,     Southcott Hallett, Esquire
M.A.
[See notes on Pages 13 and 28]
15 Jul 1783     Re-admitted after resignation   [on his own petition]
23 Jun 1814     Richard Southcott Hallett     Revd. John Comyns, Revd.
[Youngest son of former     Thomas Putt, and Revd. Wm
Vicar, also Rector of          Karslake,(Trustees under the      Rousdon]          Will of the previous patron)
2 Feb 1858     George Thomas Comyns, B.A.       [on his own petition]
[nephew of previous Vicar]
16 May 1864     Edward Templer Harington, M.A. John Hothersall Hallett,      [Died at Bath 11 May 1874,                         Esq.
and buried at Kelston, Somerset]
27 Oct 1874     Samuel Clement Davis, M.A.  William Trelawny Hallett,      [Died 6 Mar 1894 aged 56                           Esq.
and buried at Axmouth]
23 Jan 1892     Arthur Lewis, M.A.           Samuel Sanders Stephens Esq.
[See note on Page 29]
8 Jun 1896     John Fenwick Starforth     Samuel Sanders Stephens Esq.
[See note on Page 29]
6 Oct 1928     Henry Meade Swifte           Maud Elizabeth S. Stephens       [See note on Page 29]
8 Dec 1946     Hugh Peregrine Griffiths M.A.           as above
[See note on Page 30]
Date of
Institution           Vicar                          Patron and Notes
None     Marmaduke Isherwood          Presentation suspended                  [Rector of Musbury,
Priest in charge 1970-71]
John Victor Mapson M.A. –
1 Sep 1971Â Â Â Â – Licensed as Priest in charge
25 Jul 1972     – Inducted as Vicar        Church Pastoral Aid Society
May 1973Â Â Â Â – also Priest in charge
of Musbury
1 Aug 1975     – Vicar of Axmouth     C.P.A.S. and Dean & Chapter           with Musbury          of Exeter (jointly)
4 Nov 1977     Brian John Rowland Gerry     C.P.A.S. and Bishop of
Exeter (jointly)
20 Jan 1986     Frederick Stuart Worth     [Patronage amended in                 [Rector of Uplyme since     1989 to Hyndeman Trustees                1978, and of Uplyme      and C.P.A.S., (jointly)]                with Axmouth from 1986]