Billericay / Byllyrica

There is no entry for Billericay in the Dmesday survey. A holy-water stoup is noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "In N. porch--recess with moulded four-centred arch in a square head with rosettes in the spandrels and a moulded label, 15th-century." An 18th-century font is noted in Pevsner (1976): "Font. Bowl with two cherubs' heads; C18" [not listed in this Index on account of its late date]. The entry for Great Bursted in he BHO ['Great Burstead', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 4, South east (London, 1923), pp. 52-58. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol4/pp52-58 [accessed 5 November 2022]] includes a brief entry for the church in Billirecay; it mentions the stoup: "Stoup: S. of W. doorway, externally, recess with square head and stone sill, basin destroyed, late 15th-century." The church web site [https://www.billericaychurches.org/stmm/st-marys-history.html] [accessed 5 November 2022] notes: "On the south jamb of the doorway are seen the remains of a holy water stoup." [NB: the original church was built ca. 1342, later rebuilt in the late 15th century and changes made in the 18th century -- we have no information about the original font of this church]