Introduction

Biography

Woodford was edu­cat­ed at Mer­chant Tay­lors School and at Pem­broke Col­lege, Cam­bridge, where he was a schol­ar (BA Sen­ior Op­ti­me, 2nd class in the Clas­sic­al Tri­pos).

He was or­dained in 1843, and be­came se­cond Mas­ter at Bi­shop’s Col­lege, Bris­tol, and cur­ate of St. John the Bap­tist, Broad Street, Bris­tol. He be­came in­cum­bent of St. Sav­iour’s, Coal­pit Heath, 1845; of St. Mark’s, Eas­ton, Bris­tol, 1848; and vi­car of Kemps­ford, Glou­ces­ter­shire, 1855.

In 1868, the Crown pre­ferred him to the vi­car­age of Leeds up­on Dr. At­lay’s ap­point­ment as Bi­shop of Here­ford.

Woodford was se­ver­al times Se­lect Preach­er at Camb­ridge, and was al­so Hon. Chap­lain to the Queen (1867). In 1873, he was con­se­crat­ed in West­min­ster Ab­bey as Bi­shop of Ely. He al­so found­ed the Ely Theo­lo­gic­al Col­lege.

Works

• Hymns Ar­ranged for the Sun­days and Ho­ly Days of the Church of Eng­land, 1852, 1855
• Sermons, 1853
• Lectures for Ho­ly Week, 1853
• Lectures on the Creed, 1853
• Sermons, 1854
• Sermons, Charg­es etc. at lat­er dates
• The Par­ish Hymn Book, 1863, with Hyde Bea­don & Gre­ville Phil­li­more