Royston nr. Wakefield / Rorestone / Roystone

There is an entry for this Royston [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SE3611/royston/] [accessed 26 May 2016], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Hunter (1828-1831) notes: "There is a fine old octagonal font, which may have belonged to the original church." Noted in Glynne's 6 February 1867 visit to this church (in Butler, 2007): "The font has an octagonal bowl panelled, somewhat varying on the different side, and has a wooden cover of Jacobean character." In Morris (1932): "Large octagonal Perp[endicular] font." Mee (1941) dates it to the 15th century. In Pevsner (1986 c1967): "Font. Perp[endicular], octagonal, with tracery panels. Jacobean font cover." Ditto on the font in Harman & Pevsner (2017). The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE3642611242] notes: "Church. Predominantly C15 in three building phases, but incorporating work of C14 which remains in the walling of the north nave and chancel aisles. Restored 1867-9 by Pearson. [...] Perpendicular octagonal font with traceried panelled sides." A 2018 added entry in Historic England [https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/visit/st-john-the-baptist-church-street-s71-4qz/] [accessed 19 November 2018] reads: "Grade I listed dating from 1234. Notable features include the remnants of an Anglo Saxon cross, an oriel window and a monument to Sandford Nevile d1672. Finely carved medieval roof bosses and remnants of medieval glass in the windows."