Grantchester / Grantesete / Grauntaceaster / Grauntsethe

There are six entries for Grantchester [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL4355/grantchester/] [accessed 12 May 2013], none of which mentions cleric or church in it. A font here is noted in Paley's Guide (1844): "The font is a plain circular basin on a stem, apparently Early-English: it is now disused". The RCHM (1968) notes a limestone basin of the 13th century on a modern base in this curch. The Victoria County History (Cambridge..., vol. 5, 1973) notes: "The church of Grantchester belonged originally to the manor held of the honor of Boulogne. By 1200 its advowson was held with the Grantchester portion of that manor by the Fercles family. [...] Rectors of Grantchester are recorded from c. 1200 [...] The nave is still in part of the late 11th or early 12th century"; there is no font mentioned in the VCH entry. the entry in English Heritage [Listing NGR: TL4336655464] (1962) notes: "Font: C13. Tapering limestone bowl on a modern base." A recent [2004] illustration of the font -which is apparently back in use- appears in Cambridgeshire Churches [www.druidic.org/camchurch/churches/grantchester.htm] [accessed 13 October 2007]. The basin is round and plain, with tapering sides; the base is round, with roll mouldings on the stem. Flat round cover with metal decoration and ring handle.