Worthing nr. East Dereham

There is no entry for Worthing, Norfolk, in the Domesday survey. Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The chapel, or church, is covered with lead, and the chancel with thatch; the steeple, which was round, is in ruins, and one bell stands in the church", without further detail of the sacramental function of this church/chapel. The Benefice site [www.elmhamchurchgroupnorfolk.org.uk/worthing/] [accessed 12 February 2014] has: "The church of Saint Margaret at Worthing was originally a Saxon Church and is over 1000 years old. The Normans subsequently added an unusual 'round tower' to the old Saxon Church and this was renovated in July 2011". The present font is listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as one of several early [Norman?] baptismal fonts that have square basins ornamented with angle-shafts. Pevsner & Wilson (1999) write: "A piece made up of a plastered brick plinth, the base of an E[arly] E[nglish] fotn which had four detached shafts, and on top two stones perhaps from a C15 cross which stood N[orth] of the chancel, hollowed for the bowl."