St. Mellion / Neweton / Newetone / Newton Ferrers / Sen Melyan / Saint Mellion

No individual entry for St Mellion found in the Domesday survey; there are however two entries for a Newton [Ferrers] [variant spelling] in Cornwall in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SX3465/newton-ferrers/] [accessed 11 August 2019] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Cox (1912) lists an octagonal baptismal font of the Perpendicular period made of granite here. The octagonal basin has plain vertical sides and a tall underbowl chamfer, also plain except for spurs at the bottom of every other side; these spurs make the connection with the stem, which is square at both ends but octagonal between, the square shape, again, a result of spurs at the ends; octagonal plinth with kneeling extension. The wooden font has an octagonal platform with carved edges, and a set of four low scroll ribs on top that converge on a central pivot; dove with open wings as finial; appears modern.