Reading No. 1 / Rading / Reding / Redinges / Redynges

There are three entries for Reading [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU7173/reading/] [accessed 28 April 2015], one of which parts, in the lordship of the Abbey of St. Martin's, Battle, mentions a church in it. The font here is described in Cox (1907) as a noteworthy example of the Perpendicular period/style, covered with an an early lid. Bond (1908) ignores the font but makes reference to an archival source which states that "in 1521 there was paid xijd 'for makeyng of the cover of the Fonte". The Victoria County History (Berkshire, vol. 3, 1923) notes: "The earliest building on the site was probably erected in the early part of the 12th century, and appears to have consisted of an aisleless nave and chancel with a large western tower. Of this building there remain the south wall of the nave, the lower part of the south wall of the tower, and a reset window at the south-west of the present nave. [...] The font was made in 1522." The footnote to the VCH entry on the font quotes: "In the accounts for 1522 are the following entries: 'It. to Chenye the mason for make[yn]g the font, xxxi[raised s] viij[raised d]. It. payd to the pl[umb]ar for make[yn]g the font and mendyng of the stepull ix[raised s] x[raised d].'"