William Crawley (20 April 1803 in Rotherfield – 12 January 1896 in Bryngwyn) was a long serving 19th-century Welsh[1] Anglican priest,[2] most notably Archdeacon of Monmouth[3] for over forty years.[4]
Crawley was educated at Shrewsbury and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[5] He was a Fellow of Magdalen from 1824 to 1834. Crawley was ordained deacon in 1825 and priest in 1826. He held livings at Llanvihangel (1831–1858)[6] and Bryngwyn (1834–1896).[7] He was Archdeacon of Monmouth from 1844 to 1885.[8]
His eldest son Richard[9] was a noted classical scholar,[10] while his youngest son William was a cricketer and clergyman.