VENN: Matric. sizar from CORPUS CHRISTI, Easter, 1646. S. of William, of Hucklow, Derbyshire. B. at Litton, Tideswell, Jan. 17, 1627-8. Ord. (Presbyterian) Jan. 1, 1650-1, at Chesterfield. Preached at Attercliffe, Yorks. Minister at Glossop, 1651-62; ejected. Afterwards preached in Derbyshire. Retired to Ford, near Glossop. Died Apr. 1, 1702. Buried at Chapel-en-le-Frith. Known as the Apostle of the Peak. Religious author. (D.N.B.; Calamy, I. 317; F.M.G. I. 245; Burke, L.G.)