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"situation was owing to a pretended want of depth 

 " elsewhere. The Churchyard being made ground gave rise 

 "to a tradition that it was anciently in the centre of the 

 " Island which extended to ' The Shambles.' " 

 An examination of the ruins appears to disclose the existence of 

 the earlier Church, and that the present ruined Church was built 

 within the scite of the older building.* 



That the former Church existed on the same spot is most 

 probable, and for obvious reasons, and the gravestones in the 

 churchyard tend to confirm this view. From the shape and general 

 description, some of them appear to be of the 12th century. On 

 close examination one of them shows traces of a floriated cross 

 upon the face of it, and on another there is a plain cross. 



The Rectors of the Church of St. Andrew date from A.D. 1302, 

 of whom a List is appended down to the induction of Dr. 

 Henchman, in 1641, who is the person referred to in Grose's 

 Antiquities. 



Patrons. Rectors. 



The Bishop of Winton John Golde de Warham pbr non May 



The King; the Bishopric 1302 instituted by Henry, Rector of 



of "Winton being vacant Swanich his Proxy 



The Bishop of Winton William le Blound clerk, on the death 



of Golde, instituted 19th July 1324 



Nicholas de Keinvent presented to 

 this Parochial Church of St. Andrew, 

 instituted 4 non February 1324 



William de Herwyton clerk on the 

 resignation of Keinvent, instituted 30 

 November 1336 



John Petit clerk, instituted 35 

 November 1339 

 * I have made a ground plan which accompanies this paper. 



