Burton upon Trent No. 1 / Bertone / Burton-on-Trent / Burton-upon-Trent / Byrtune / Stapenhill / Stapenhille

There are two entries for Stapenhill [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SK2522/stapenhill/] [accessed 17 July 2019] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Stafford, vol. 9, 2003) notes: "The dedication of Stapenhill church to St. Peter, recorded in the 16th century, suggests a pre-Conquest foundation, that being a common dedication in the Anglo-Saxon period. [...] The church may have had minster status [...] Nothing survives of the medieval church of St. Peter, but an 18th-century drawing shows a building whose exterior was mainly of 13th-century date [...] The circular medieval stone font which was in the church in the early 19th century was later removed, but may be that which was recovered from a farmyard in 1973 and placed in its present position at the east end of the north aisle. [cf. infra] A new font was installed evidently in the late 1830s, and was itself replaced in 1881. [cf. infra] That font too was replaced in the early 20th century by a marble one of Art Nouveau style which stands at the west end of the nave." The Burton on Trent Local History Society website [http://www.burton-on-trent.org.uk/?cat=41] [accessed 21 April 2010], with information from a booklet on the history of the church by Robin Trotter, [cf. supra] notes: "The old circular stone font, which dates back to at least medieval times, was still in the old church in the early eighteen hundreds but was removed and remained ‘lost’ for several decades. It eventually turned up in a local farmyard in 1973 and identified as Saint Peters Font. Following its discovery, it was reinstated in the new church and is still situated at the east end of the north aisle. It can be seen below, but only the font bowl is original, the new pedestal was specially commissioned to support it but is in keeping with what it is expected the original pedestal would have been like. A new font was installed in the old church in the 1830s but a new one was made for the new church when it was rebuilt in 1881. The 1881 font itself replaced around 1930 by a marble one of Art Nouveau style. This still stands at the west end of the nave, close to the main entrance and can be seen below; the old font is however, still favoured for present day christenings."