Yaverland / Awerlond / Everelant / Everlond / Evreland / Ewerelande / Ewrlaund / Yoverlond

There are two entries for Yaverland [variant spellings] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SZ6185/yaverland/] [accessed 18 February 2020] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Cox (1911) mentions a major restoration of this church in 1887-1889 and notes: "During the restoration an interesting object was brought to light, namely a detached holy-water stoup, after the fashion of a small font; it much resembles the one at St. Laurence's, save that the shaft is circular instead of octagonal, and was intended to stand against a wall." The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 5, 1912) notes: "The church of St. Jon Baptist was one of the memorial chapel type, an aiseless nave and chancel separated by an arch of good Romanesque detail. It was built in the 12th century, probably by one of the de Aula family, and is primarily all of one date, circa 1150." There is no mention of a font in the VCH entry. [NB: we have no information on the original font of this church]