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Peter Townley

Peter Townley

Church of England priest

Peter Townley (born 16 November 1955) is a Church of England priest who served as Archdeacon of Pontefract, 2007[1]–2023.

Townley was born in Blackley, Manchester and educated at Moston Brook High School, the University of Sheffield and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1980, and priest in 1981. After a curacy at Christ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne he was Priest in charge of St Hugh, Oldham. He was Rector of All Saints’, Stretford from 1988 to 1996; and then Vicar of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich from 1996 to 2008. He was also Rural Dean of Ipswich from 2001 to 2007.[3] In 2004, he was nominated for a bravery award after apprehending a thief, who had stolen a parishioner's handbag.[4] In 2023, Townley returned to parish ministry,[5] resigning his archdeaconry effective 25 September 2023.[6]

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    Companies House
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    "Townley Peter". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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    TOWNLEY, Ven. Peter Kenneth’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, November 2016 accessed 25 July 2017
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    "Vicar could receive bravery award". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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    "Peter Townley to leave diocese". Diocese of Leeds. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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    "This week's notices". Sherburn in Elmet Group of Parishes. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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