He was not popular with the local parishioners owing to him not living in the parish,[3] as well as being accused of sexual impropriety with his maid.

He landed in Jamestown and conducted the first Church of England service in the colony.

[6] In 1917, a stained glass window to Lt-Colonel W. C. C. Ash in suffragette colours was installed after a contribution from one of his close female relatives in the north aisle.

[1] The churchyard contains a crypt which also dated back to the 14th century when the church was constructed.

[1] The church has occasionally received grants from Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council.