Ickford / Hicford / Hitford / Ickeforde / Iforde / Ikeford / Ycford

There are two entries for Ickford [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP6407/ickford/] [accessed 3 December 2015], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Parker (1850) writes: "The font is plain, round, on a solid base, probably E[arly] E[nglish]." Lipscomb (1831- ) describes it as "large and ancient". In Sheahan (1862) as "large, plain, and circular". The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 4, 1927) notes: "Reference to Ickford Church occurs first in 1194–5 [...] The present building dates in the main from about 1210 [...] The font has a plain round bowl and may be of the 13th century." The web site of the Friends of Ickford Church [www.ickfordchurchfriends.com/history/] [accessed 11 April 2009] notes: "the greater part of the fittings are the handiwork of Canon Vernon Stanley, Rector 1911-1933. The elaborate font-cover, the tester above the altar, standard candlesticks altar rails, lectern, stools and benches were all made by Stanley in his workshop at the Rectory", but does not mention the font itself. Described and illustrated in the CRSBI (2015): "The work recorded here, including the plain font, probably comes from a single campaign at the end of the 12thc or the beginning of the 13thc. [...] In the S aisle, alongside pier 2. The font has an almost cylindrical bowl, very slightly wider at the top that the bottom, with chamfered upper and lower rims. It stands on a cylindrical stem made of ashlar blocks, and this on a plain chamfered base. The bowl has been extensively restored, but is substantially medieval. It is lead lined and has rim repairs at W and N, and a large inserted repair at the E. The W section of the bowl is best preserved. The stem is modern, but the base appears original."