Dawley / Dalelie / Dawley Magna / Great Dawley

There is an entry for Dawley [Magna] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SJ6806/dawley-magna/] [accessed 2 November 2014], and it reports one priest in it; there is no mention of a church, though there probably was one here. Anderson (1864) notes that Dawley church, was "founded probably in the latter half of the 12th century". Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. The Victoria County History (Shropshire, vol. 11, 1985) notes: "Architectural evidence and reference to a priest of Dawley in 1186-7 [ cf. Domesday entry supra] suggest that there was a chapel at Great Dawley before the end of the 12th century. [...] The ancient parish church, whose dedication has not been traced, [...] stood a little south-east of the church of the Holy Trinity, which replaced it. Only the 12th-century font and several 18th-century monumental inscriptions survive from the former building." Newman & Pevsner (2006) write: "Font. A remarkable Norman piece, if re-cut. Tub-shaped. Chevron decoration at the foot and rim. On the bowl big gadrooned panels. The only more elaborate carving is the Tree of Life on one side, with large drooping leaves." The font now stands on a modern two-step plinth.