Hockworthy / Hocheorde / Hocoorde

There are two entries for Hockworthy [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/ST0319/hockworthy/] [accessed 8 September 2024], neither of which mentions priest or church in it. Bond (1908: 146) lists a Norman font of the 11th or 12th century, "abnormal in shape." Described and illustrated in Clarke (1919): " This font is made of Thorverton trap, a scoriated stone of a reddish colour; it has been much scraped, no doubt in removing whitewash. It has been stated, even in print, that it is of abnormal shape [cf. Bond supra]; the facts is, it was originally a cushion bowl, but it is now only perfect at the south-east, where the curve is very pleasing; the other sides meet at right angles, for they have evidently all been planed down. It looks also as if the lower part of the bowl has been cut away. This may have been the result of an attempt to smarten up the font by giving it a smooth surface, or perhaps it was at some time wedged between pews and thus mutilated so that it should occupy as little room as possible; very likely both causes contributed to the disaster. Otherwise the bowl is in good condition; it is lead-lined, but there is a pewter basin inside. The shaft is cylindrical, on a square plinth." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: ST0398219533] notes: "Small parish church. Norman font. The tower is probably C15 but was heavily restored 1848, the rest was rebuilt in 1865 [...] Simple font of circa 1200; built of volcanic [sic] it has a cushion bowl which has since been planed down. Cylindical shaft and C19 square plinth."