Stanford in the Vale / Stamford / Stanford / Stannord / Stanvord / Staumford

There is an entry for Stanford [-in-the-Vale] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU3493/stanford-in-the-vale/] [accessed 4 June 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. A font here is described in 'Church notes...' (1887) in the context of some "notes [that] were taken between 1835 and 1840": "The font is old, but is cased in modern wood". Noted and illustrated in Keyser (1914): "The font [...] under the tower is of wood, hexagonal, and Jacobean, with very nice carving on the panels of the bowl and lower portion, which are all of one size. There are roses and lilies alternately on the bowl, and scrolls below. There is a pyramidal cover of the same date, which is also nicely carved." The Victoria County History (Berkshire, vol. 4, 1924) notes: "There was a church here in the late 12th century, and of it the two nave doorways remain, apparently reset in their present positions [...] The fittings include a Jacobean semi-octagonal pulpit with arcaded panels richly carved with vine pattern and cartouches bearing fleurs de lis, roses, &c. The wooden font case of the same date is octagonal, panelled and carved, with a steeple cover finished with a ball." Described in Hutton (1957) as a rare Elizabethan wooden font. The description and illustration in Bond (1908) pertains only the font cover, a 'floor buffet' type; it has two volumes: the main one in which the font itself is contained is octagonal with vertical sides and carved panels; the lower panels are taller; the upper ones are probably where the frame opens to provide access to the basin inside. The upper level is an octagonal pyramid topped by a rounded finial with a spike; the sides appear painted or carved in very low-relief. [NB: Bond locates Stanford in the Vale in Berkshire; it is now part of Oxfordshire]. The Doomsday Book project [web version by the National Archives, BBC & ATSF www.doomsday1986.com] notes: "The wooden [...] font (with its lead weight balance to lift the hood) are Jacobean." [NB: the VCH [cf. supra] adds: "The modern vicarage contains some good tapestries of the story of Joseph, and in the garden is a stone font bowl of circular form and of doubtful date."