Laughton nr. Leicester / Lachestone

There is an entry for this Laughton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP6689/laughton/] [accessed 17 August 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. A font here is noted and illustrated in Upcott (1818). The Victoria County History (Leicestershire, vol. 5, 1964) notes: "Shortly before 1220 Saer de Quency, Earl of Winchester (d. 1219), was patron of the church of Laughton. [...] There are some features of the 13th century and later medieval date in spite of the extensive rebuilding which took place in the 18th and 19th centuries [...] In 1880 [...] the gallery was removed and new pewing introduced; the pulpit and font were also removed, and although a new font was installed in the same year the pulpit has never been replaced. Part of the old pewing and the original font could still be seen, at Killock Farm, in 1958, the former in the barn and the latter in the garden. By 1961 the old font was in the church, though not in use; it is octagonal with roll mouldings at each angle and rests on an inverted capital of the late 13th century, serving as a base.

From: 'Laugn." The modern font is also octagonal with a moulded underbowl, raised on cluster columns and a moulded octagonal lower base.