White Ladies Aston / Aston Episcopi / Aston White Ladies / Bishop's Aston / Byshoppes Aston / Bysshopusaston / Easton / Eston / Estun / Estvn / Whiteladiaston / Whiteladies Aston

Theere are two entries for [White Ladies] Aston [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO9252/white-ladies-aston/] [accessed 2 October 2014], neither of which mention cleric or church in it. Noted in Lewis' Dictionary of 1848: "a curious old font". Miller (1890) writes: "The font is circular, with ribs, and is either of the 12th or 13th century." The Victoria County History (Worcester, vol. 3, 1913) notes: "The aisle and vestry were added in 1861, up to which date the church had stood unaltered in plan since the 12th century [...] The font, probably of the 13th century, is of a dark red sandstone with a twelve-sided bowl." In Pevsner (1968): "Font. Twelve-sided, with thin rolls along the edges. What date is that?" Brooks & Pevsner (2007) respond: "perhaps C13-C14". Described and illustrated in the CRSBI (2014): "Twelve-sided, the lower part of the sides tapering inwards to a later base and the angles defined by narrow rolls. Of red sandstone, with traces of a coating of lighter paint. Lead-lined, and damaged at rim when hasp and hinge removed [...] The date of the font is uncertain; it could be of the same period as the church, or possibly 13th century". Andrews (1912) dates it to the Decorated period [i.e., 1250-1350]