Notable People Associated With The Church
- Blessed John Larke, Rector (1504-1544) who was martyred for denying the royal supremacy in matters spiritual,
- Henry Hudson, explorer, took communion with his crew before setting out in search of the Northwest Passage, 1607
- John Medows Rodwell, Rector (1843–1900) who made the first reliable rendering of the Qur'an into English (1861)
- Dr W F Geikie-Cobb, Rector (1900-1941) who achieved notoriety by marrying many divorced persons in the church.
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