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 1437, 12 ''Octob. Richard de Schymplyng, on Grygby's'' resignation. William Elyngham of Elyngham by Bungey.
 * 1449, 31 Jan. Robert Caade, resigned to John Beest, in exchange for Winterburn Basset rectory, in Wiltshire. Ditto.
 * 1451, 21 April, Thomas Messinger, on Beest's death. Ditto.
 * 1504, John Odiham.
 * 1507, 4 Aug. James Galle. Lapse.
 * 1525, 19 Octob. Thomas Warde. Thomas Shardelowe, Esq.
 * 1536, 26 March, John Lanman, on Ward's death. John Aldham, lord of the moiety of Elyngham's manor here, by turns.
 * 1563, 26 June, Thomas Oxford, alias Farmor, A. M. Stephen Shardelowe, Gent.
 * 1572, 24 Nov. William Luffkyn, on Oxford's resignation. Stephen Shardelowe, and John Aldham, patrons.
 * 1609, 1 Aug. Nicholas Colte. John Sherdelowe.
 * 1642, Jeremiah Gowen. Adrian Mott of Braintree, and Margaret Carter of Stratford in Essex.
 * 1649, Thomas Cole, clerk, A. M. John and James Mott, Gent.
 * 1684, 9 Dec. John Rand. John Buxton, Esq. united to Burston.
 * 1706, 1 Jan. John Calver, on Rand's death. Robert Buxton, Esq. united to Gissing.
 * 1729, The Rev. Mr. Thomas Buxton, the present rector, [1736,] united to Thorp-Parva.

The Church hath a steeple, round at bottom, and octangular at top, and four small bells; it is leaded, though the chancel is thatched, and the north porch tiled. It is dedicated to St. George, whose  effigies, with his shield, ''viz. arg''. a plain cross gul. is to be seen in a south window of the chancel, and seems to be as old as the building, which in all appearance was in the beginning of the thirteenth century, (though the steeple is much older,) for then William de Shimplyng was lord and patron, whose arms still remain under this effigies, ''viz. arg''. a chief gul. a fess between six de-lises sab.

Here was a Gild in honour of the same saint, and a Chapel dedicated to St. Mary, which stood in Shimpling Hithe,