Headley nr Bordon / Hallege / Heathley / Hedle / Hedleigh / Hedley / Hertelegh / Hethelie / Hetlegh

There is an entry for this Headley [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU8236/headley/] [accessed 19 June 2018], but it mentions neither priest nor church in it. Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin with vertical sides decorated with large quatrefoil panels between mouldings at the upper rim, and a graded moulded chamfer at the underbowl; moulding again at the upper end of the octagonal pedestal; splaying lower base. It appears to be of 15th-century Perpendicular design, but the Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 3, 1908) states: "The font is modern". A description of this church from 1935 by Philip M. Johnston, architect, and J.S. Tudor-Jones, Rector [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/ch1935.htm] [accessed 1 September 2008], however, notes: "all the fittings and furnishings of the Church are modern, except, perhaps, the Font, of 15th century type, octagonal, with quatrefoil panels on the bowl. This, if old, has been re-worked". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SU8217236177] a pair of early-16th century brasses located "Beside the font", but gives no particulars of the latter. [NB: the church itself may date back at least to 1317, when, according to the VCH entry, "the rectory of Headley was appropriated to Merton Priory subsequent to 1317", but, if this font is a modern one, we have no other information of the original].