Sir Hugh Throckmorton held the advowson by 1571, and in 1572 he sold it to George Throckmorton of Fulbrook, Buckinghamshire. However, the recusant Francis Throckmorton claimed Sir Hugh had granted him the advowson. In 1584 Francis was executed for treason and his properties were attaindered, so thereafter the Crown controlled the advowson. In 1623 the Crown granted the advowson to John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, who in turn granted it to St John's College, Cambridge. By the 1650s a William Norbury of Hanwell owned George Throckmorton's claim and sold it to the Rector of Souldern. In 1662 the Rector granted this claim to St John's College, thus ending the dispute. The College still owned the advowson in 1955.
