[1] Henshall was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St Chad's College, Durham.
[2] He was ordained in 1957 and began his career with a curacy in Bridlington before Incumbencies at Micklehurst and Altrincham.
From there he ascended to the Episcopate of Warrington a post he held for 20 years, retiring in 1996.
His son, Nicholas Henshall, has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014.
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