Ewell nr. Epsom / Aetwelle / Awell / Ætwelle / Etwel / Etwelle

There is an entry for Ewell [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TQ2262/ewell/] [accessed 16 December 2015]; it mentions a church and 0.33 church lands in it. Brayley (1850) writes: "The font which is octagonal and stands on a similar column with niches at the sides is ornamented with quatrefoils and varied central devices." The Victoria County History (Surrey, vol. 3, 1911) notes: "The church was apparently not situated on the royal domain at Ewell, but on the property of the Abbot of Chertsey there. [...] In the reign of Richard I we have mention of a suit concerning the building of a wall on some land which the Prior of Merton, lord of Ewell Manor, claimed against William the vicar of Ewell. [...] The old parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, has been pulled down, all except the tower, which is of 15th-century date […] The new church of St. Mary is built not far to the north of the old one, and dates from 1848 […] There are several fittings inside which came from the old church […] The font is also 15th-century work from the old church. It is octagonal, each side of the bowl having quatrefoiled panels inclosing square leaf ornaments, and there are similar ornaments on the moulded base of the bowl, while the stem has narrow, trefoiled panels on each side." The listing for the new church [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101277324-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-ewell-epsom-and-ewell-ewell-ward] [accessed 17 August 2023] notes: "Parish church rebuilt in 1847-1848 [...] The late medieval font, of conventional octagonal design with quatrefoils on the bowl, survives from the previous church."