Alvington / Alwintune

There is an entry for Alvington [variatnt spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SO6000/alvington/] [accessed 10 December 2018] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Gloucester, vol. 5, 1996) notes: "Llanthony priory built, or rebuilt, a church at Alvington in the 1140s. Between 1145 and 1148 the bishop of Hereford, Robert of Bethune, consecrated it and gave it the status of a free chapel held directly from himself. [...] Alvington church was dedicated to St. Mary in 1523 (fn. 259) but by the late 18th century it was called ST. ANDREW"; no font is mentioned in the VCH entry. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO6032100681] notes: "Anglican Parish Church. C13 and C14 but heavily restored 1858 and 1890"; no font mentioned in it. Verey & Brooks (1999-2002) note that the furnishings of this church are from the J. W. Hugall drastic restoration of 1857-1858. The font "has an octagonal bowl, with trefoils, carving and an attached N[orth]W[est] stone reading desk, supported on granite shafts." Although this is a modern font, there is a tradition in England of medieval fonts built with such appendages at Feniton (Devon), Odiham (Hants), Pitsford (Nhants), Sutton Bonnington (Notts) [NB: Verey & Brooks (ibid.) mention the original church was consecrated ca. 1145, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]