c1168	Robert	Jordan de Sackville
c1194	Alan	“       “       “
c1195	Richard	“      “      “
1350	John de Sackville	Andrew de Sackville
1370	Thomas Penreth	Edmund de la Pole (m Maud )
1392	John Roberts	“          “    “   “
1446	John Denton	Edward Sackville
1461	John M Wayte	Humphrey Sackville
1464	John Stayringbole	“                “
1470	William Jenkins	“                “
1474	Rad Young	“                “
1475	Charles Newton	“                “
1481	John Nutten	“                “
1485	Thomas Spark	“                “
1488	William Staynes	Richard Sackville
1490	John Baker	“            “
1500	Robert Staynes	“            “
1510	John Peacock	“            “
1531	Edward Tarrell	John Sackville
1559	Simon Bagshot	Richard Sackville
1565	Thomas Brown	“            “
1575	Richard Kyrby	John Dister
1597	Sydney Ketteridge	Queen Elizabeth
1613	Gregory Holland	Edward Legg
1658	Nathanial Seaman	“       “
1679	John Newton	Sir Harbottle Grimston
1704	Charles Bostel	William Boys
1706	William Boys	“         “
1734	Sackville Turner	Lionel Sackville, Duke of Dorset
1752	Langbourn Warren
1756	Richard Boys	William Luckyn
1784	Joseph H Fisher	Thomas Fisher
1816	William E Sims	William Fisher
1846	Frederick Sims	William Fisher Hobb
1876	Howell Blood	H P L Blood jointly with C T Corrance
1891	Henry C Corrance	H C Corrance
1897	Alban J Havard	Maria Vawser
1945	C K Douglas	H Clapham
		From 1946 Bishop of Chelmsford

The advowson descended through the Sackville family (Edmund de la Pole married a Sackville) until 1775.  When the Sackville family sold the manor in the late 16th century they apparently retained the advowson, although they allowed other holders of the manor to present.  In 1775 John Sackville, Duke of Dorset, sold the advowson to Robert Drummond who sold in 1777 to Marshal Lugar who sold to Thomas Fisher in 1881.

The longest serving Rector was John Roberts, 1392-1446, (54 years) followed by the Rev.  A.J.  Havard, who was rector for 47 years.

(Compiled from Victoria County History and  A History of the Parish of West Bergholt by Peter R Wormell.)