Denford / Deneford / Deneforde

Parker (1849) writes: "The Font, against the second north pier, is an octagonal bason resting on a cube bevelled at the upper angles". The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 3, 1930) remarks on the original date of the church: "The building belongs generally to the later part of the 13th century, c. 1275–90, but the lower stage of the tower and some other features appear to be rather earlier", but adds that the font is modern. [NB: a font from this church, one made ca. 1830, appears to have been moved ca. 1912 to Hungerford Newtown, Berkshire [cf. Index entry]]. The Hungerford Virtual Museum [www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/index.html] [accessed 22 May 2012] entry for this church includes an additional note by Peter Wyatt in the Parish Magazine: "Once in the church the one bell was rung via a rope in the vestry, at the base of the tower. There was, however, a lectern, pulpit and font, in addition to the altar. The font was in the shape of an angel holding a scallop shell, carved in either stone or marble."