Acton Turville / Achetone

There is an entry for Acton [Turville] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/ST8080/acton-turville/] [accessed 20 June 2019] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Kelly's Directory of 1856 mentions a font in this church. Noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002) as a Norman tub-shaped font. Baptismal font of the Norman period noted and illustrated in John Wilkes [www.allthecotswolds.com] [accessed 18 March 2008]; the basin is cylindrical at the upper part but the tapers off, all plain; it is raised on base that is cylindrical and plain except towards the bottom, where it splays out slightly. The plinth is narrow and polygonal, with a kneeling extension. The wooden cover is round, flat and plain, modern. There is evidence of damage on the upper rim of the basin, the sort related to the removal of the staples of the old cover.