Edward Layton (priest)

Edward Layton, D.D. was an English Anglican priest in the 16th century.^[1]

Layton was born in Surrey and educated at the University of Oxford.^[2] He held livings at All Cannings, Wiltshire, and Cheriton, Hampshire.^{[citation needed]} Layton was Archdeacon of Salisbury from 2 August 1539 until his resignation on 20 July 1546.^[3]