Richard Newcourt (died 1716) was an English notary and historian, author of the Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense, a history of the diocese of London.
[1] Using the records in his custody and other documents, Newcourt compiled a history of the diocese of London, which was published in two volumes in 1708 and 1710, under the title Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense: An Ecclesiastical Parochial History of the Diocese of London.
The work recounts the history of St Paul's Cathedral, of the bishops and deans of London, and of the parishes in the diocese.
[1] He spent the last years of his life at Greenwich,[3] and was buried at the parish church in February 1716.
[3] A collection of Newcourt's papers, including drafts and notes for the first volume of the Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense was donated to the Guildhall Library in 1939, and is now in the London Metropolitan Archives.