Burnham Market / Bruneham / Burnham Mercate / Burnham Westgate

Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The Church is dedicated to St. Mary, and consisted of two portions; that of St. Mary, belonged to the priory of Coxford, and that of St. Edmund, each valued at 12 marks. [...] Hubert de Britheworth claimed, in the 15th year of King John [i.e., 1214], the right of presentation to the church of St. Mary, against the prior of Coxford [...] The church has a nave, a north and south isle, with a chancel. The steeple is at the west end of the church, and embattled, and under the battlements is the old cipher, or name of the Virgin, and several small figures in niches; and four bells. [...] 1303, William de Rademylde, presented to a moiety by the prior, &c. of Coxford", being the first recorded rector here for this moiedy, and "John le Moyne was patron about the time of Edward I when a chaplain resided, and served the cure, had a manse, and 20 acres of land, no Peter-pence paid, and valued at 40s.", and "Richard de Sutton" was "collated by the Bishop" in 1316. The present font here is noted in Pevsner & Wilson (1999): "Octagonal; quatrefoils to bowl panels." [NB: we have no information on the font of the original church here].