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4 unusual facts about John Mainwaring


John Mainwaring

He was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and became rector of the parish of Church Stretton, Shropshire, and, later professor of Divinity at Cambridge.

Charles Jennens owned a copy of the Memoirs, and provided the book with critical remarks on Semele and Benedetto Pamphili.

In 1761 Johann Mattheson published an extended translation with sharp remarks on the biography of Mainwaring.

Rectory Wood

These structures are within a 18th- and 19th-century landscaped garden that has connections with Lancelot “Capability” Brown, who was friends with Professor John Mainwaring the rector of the parish who also helped to improve the grounds.



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