Location: Parochial chapel: Wisbech St Peter and Paul, Guyhirn chapel
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History
| CCE Region |
Archdeaconry |
Note |
Start Date |
End Date |
Union Notes |
| Isle of Ely and consistory jurisdiction
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Exempt jurisdiction of Bishop of Ely
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[1]
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1540
(A)
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1749
(S)
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- The chapel of Guyhirn originated in a chantry founded in 1337 by John de Reddik. This chapel was licensed for public worship by Bishop Fordham in 1398. in 1549 its lands were sold to William Warde. By 1668 a small unconsecrated chapel (the still existing Old Church) had been built and endowed with £30 a year, which by the middle of the 19th century had increased to about £100. This chapel was served by a curate appointed by the Vicar of Wisbech until 1878, when Guyhirn was made a separate ecclesiastical district. See VCH CAMBS
Evidence