Wales / Walesho / Walise

There are two entries for Wales [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SK4783/wales/] [accessed 3 December 2018] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Hunter (1828-1831) notes: "A font, now lying in the burial-ground adjoining, is coeval with the first erection of the chapel" [NB: Hunter (ibid.) writes of Saxon capitals inside the chapel]. Noted in Mee (1941): "The massive font is a Norman relic." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK4775782683] notes: "Church. Early C12 nave and chancel altered and tower added C15, C18 vestry; new nave and south aisle added 1897 both extended to east c1930. [...] circular font on double-chamfered plinth." Noted and iIllustrated in the Parish guide [guide has been produced by St John the Baptist Church Wales with support from Rotherham Churches Tourism Initiative (RCTI). Text: Revd Gary Schofield & Os Wright Design: Os Wright & RCTI] [www.stjohnschurchwales-kivetonpark.org/] [accessed 2 December 2009]: "On the right-hand side at the rear of church you will see a large bowl shaped stone font where baptisms (christenings) take place. Our font is over 1000 years old. It is symbolically placed near the entrance […] When box pews were introduced in 1727 the Norman tub font was placed outside where animals would drink from it. The base of the font was left under the floorboards of the church and was only uncovered during Victorian times." Noted and illustrated in the CRSBI (2018): "The font is located near the tower. The plain, circular bowl is resting on a circular chamfered base and matching, slightly ranger, plinth. All parts show similar tooling and are likely original." The old basin is tub-shaped, with considerable damage showing around the upper rim; raised on a two-volume broad circular base, a common design of early base usually found supporting these fonts.