John Tapton was Dean of St Asaph from 1463 until 1493.Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p82
Tapton was born in Rutland."Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, considerably enlarged and brought down to the present time" Edwards, E. p169: Wrexham, John Painter, 1801 He was Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge from 1480 to 1487.
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