Misterton nr. Beaminster / Minsterton

No entry found for this Misterton in the Domesday survey. Wade & Wade (1929) report that Misterton "church is of no antiquarian interest, though it possesses an ancient font." [NB: the church is early Victorian, so if the font Wade & Wade saw was ancient it must be from another-or an earlier?- church]. The entry for this parish in gthe Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 4, 1978) notes: "The existence of a chapel (later church) of Misterton may be presumed from at least the mid 13th century, when tithes and other dues were payable by the parishioners to the mother church of Crewkerne [...] The church of ST. LEONARD, so dedicated by 1530 [...] The present church was designed by Sampson Kempthorne of London and built in 1840"; [no font mentioned in the VCH entry]. The entry for this church in the Wulfric Benefice site [www.wulfric.org/our-churches/st-leonards-miserton/] [accessed 14 February 2018] notes: "In about 1520, the church was dedicated to one of the three St. Leonards canonised by the Church. This particular St. Leonard was a nobleman living in the sixth century in what is now France in the fifth century. It is said that he converted to Christianity in about 496. He is the patron saint of prisoners [...] The present building was erected in 1842 (at a cost of £600) and incorporates some artefacts from the earlier church. These include memorials of 1797 to John Brice; of 1806 to Amy Daubney; and to Mary Cox who died in 1835, as well as a lozenge bearing the Royal coat of arms of King George III. The font is Norman but such fonts are common throughout Somerset and it is not known whether this is the original St. Leonard’s font or not."