Godwin Birchenough

Godwin Birchenough (27 October 1880 – 3 March 1953) was an Anglican cleric and Dean of Ripon.

Godwin Birchenough, who was also a nephew of Sir Henry Birchenough, the President of the British South Africa Company, was educated at Rugby and Oriel College, Oxford.

[1] Birchenough was ordained in 1905 and was Vicar of Moor Allerton between 1913 and 1921.

An eminent author,[2] he was also vice chairman of the Additional Curates Society between 1934 and 1944.

Godwin Birchenough married Edith, daughter of Ernest Keay in 1912, he died on 3 March 1953.