Luke Heslop (18 October 1738 – 23 June 1825) was an Anglican priest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Heslop was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , matriculating in 1760, graduating B.A. (Senior Wrangler ) 1764, M.A. 1767, B.D. 1775. He also took the Lambeth degree of D.D. in 1810.[ 1] He was ordained in 1764,[ 2] became a college Fellow in 1769 and a Moderator in Chemistry 1772–73.[ 1]
He held the following positions in the church:[ 1]
Curate of Gislingham , Suffolk, 1764
Vicar of St Peter le Poer , London, 1776–77
Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral , 1776–92
Rector of Adstock , Buckinghamshire, 1777–1804
Archdeacon of Buckingham , 1778–1825[ 3]
Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral , 1778–1825
Rector of Addington, Buckinghamshire , 1792 ("for a short time")
Rector of Fulmer , Buckinghamshire, 1804 ("for a short time")
Rector of Bothal , Northumberland, 1804–09
Rector of St Marylebone , London, 1809[ 1] /1810[ 4] –1825 [He was the incumbent priest, but the rectory was impropriated until 1821.][ 4]
Rector of St Stephen's and St Augustine's , Bristol, 1810–1825
He died in Marylebone on 23 June 1825.[ 1]
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