The church has a long association with the Hastings family, its patrons for four centuries, and became a centre for Puritanism under Henry Hastings who brought a series of radical figures to the town, including Anthony Gilby and Arthur Hildersham.
The church has a long association with the Hastings family. The church became a centre for Puritanism under Henry Hastings. This Henry Hastings brought a series of radical figures to the town. This was including Anthony Gilby. This was including Arthur Hildersham. The Hastings family is its patrons for four centuries.