The three united parishes retained separate vestries and churchwardens. The two churchwardens would be the representatives of the vestry. The archive also includes records of the churchwardens, charities and vestry. During an interregnum, the administration of the parish is the responsibility of the churchwardens. The parish is unusual in having three churchwardens rather than the more normal two. Chamberlains and churchwardens accounts of the 15th century survive alongside the town charters. In 1842 the elections produced a slate of Chartist churchwardens. The churchwardens are Megan Roper and Nicholas Hardyman. There is now a single PCC and churchwardens responsible for both buildings. These latter responsibilities are executed by churchwardens or other volunteers. Traditionally, the churchwardens smoked clay pipes during the event. These are distinct from Deputy Churchwardens who have a precise role in certain limited cases. H. A. and T. C., Churchwardens. Some churches may appoint Assistant Churchwardens to help them. There are four students, two girls and two boys, chosen each year to be Churchwardens.