Weston-in-Gordano / Westone

There are two entries for Weston [-in-Gordano] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/ST4474/weston-in-gordano/] [accessed 4 November 2014], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. The Ecclesiologist (April 1865, no. 167: 69) reproduces a paper read earlier to the Bristol Society of Architects by the Rev. Rawdon W. Hautenville, in which he refers to the church edifice that preceded the present one: "An earlier church of the Norman era stood on the site of the present building, the font still existing. [...] Entering the nave, the ancient Norman font, already named, stands before us between the north and south doors. It is of the massive character of that early period; the bowl a half sphere in form, with its sides squared rests on a single central shaft, and is raised on a broad octagonal step, which on the west side is extended to form a standing place for the priest. It is without ornament of any kind. The fonts of this date were usually enriched with foliage or other carved work in low relief. On the right side of the south door is a handsome niche, which formerly contained a stoup for holy water." Described in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as a baptismal font of the Norman period consisting of a square basin shaped like a scalloped capital mounted on a circular stem. Wade & Wade (1929) report a Norman font in this church. Described in Pevsner (1958): "Norman, square, like a big block capital." Noted in Thurlby (2006) as a baptismal font of the Norman period in the cushion-capital style.