Rural Dean of Devizes
Only two priests of St Peter's Church have ever served as Rural Dean of Devizes. They were Canon Frederick Phipps, the church's longest serving priest ever, and Fr Brian Tigwell, who is now retired and lives in Somerset with his wife, Mary. The current Rural Dean of Devizes is Rev Sallyanne Attwater, priest of The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bishops Cannings.
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