Talk:St. Michael and All Angels, Middlewich
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The simple appearance of the name of Thomas Langley, vicar of Middlewich in 1646, does not do the man justice! Thomas Langley arrived in Middlewich in 1608, and was an enthusiastic presbyterian and Puritan. As such, he was periodically expelled from the church, only to re-appear a few years later. He was associated with other famous Puritan preachers including Simon Ashe, John Angier and Henry Newcome. He was, of course, welcomed back into the church with open arms during the Commonwealth. He died in 1657, and the parish register for that year notes that he had been minister for 48 years. His son, Samuel Langley, started out as vicar of Swettenham, near Middlewich, but then moved on to spend most of his life as vicar of St. Editha's church, Tamworth, where he, too, became a famous preacher.
- Do you have refs for this? Salinae 14:05, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
