Cuddington nr. Aylesbury / Coddington / Codyntone / Cudintuna

No entry found for this Cuddington in the Domesday survey. Sheahan (1862) reports this church "was thoroughly restored in 1858" but "the font, which is ancient and large, has a handsome oaken and iron-bound covering." Listed in Rickman (1850) and in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 2, 1908) notes: "The chapel of Cuddington was appendant to the church of Haddenham, and was held by the Priory of St. Andrew, Rochester [...] In the 12th century there existed an aisleless nave of the same width as now, but perhaps a little shorter from east to west, with a chancel smaller in both dimensions than that now in existence. [...] The font is of late 12th-century date, having a slightly tapering circular bowl, carved with narrow pointed flutings, and a short stem with a roll-moulded base." Described in the RCAHM (Buckinghamshire, 1912): "Font: circular bowl, ornamented with shallow arcade of pointed arches, moulded circular base, 13th-century." Noted in Pevsner (1960): "Font. C12, tub-shaped with tapering sides. Decorated with tall, thin, blank arches." The Cuddington Historical Society [www.bucksinfo.net/cuddingtonhistorysociety/cuddington-s-church/] informs: "There has been a church on this site since the late 11th century, at least [...] Nothing remains of that building however, and much of today's church was constructed in no less than four stages during the 13th century [...] The font dates from the early 13th century and has a fine oak and iron bound lid. It was originally placed near the north door and had a wooden lid in the shape of a pyramid, which was raised by counter-balanced pulleys." [NB: we have no information on the font from the original 11th-century church].