Clapham nr. Bedford / Clopeham

There is an entry for this Clapham [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0352/clapham/] [accessed 14 September 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it [but see VCH comment below about a pre-Conquest church here]. The 'Building news and architectural review' (vol. 9, 14 November 1862: 373) reports: "The font, which is of Norman character, and consists of a plain circular bowl resting on a centre with four circular shafts around it, is replaced in its former position against the western pier on the north side." The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "Clapham Church was originally a chapel attached to Oakley Church. [...] The tower [...] is the most interesting feature of the church, being of pre-Conquest date. [...] The font is 13th-century work, with a circular bowl moulded on the underside and resting on a round central shaft and four detached shafts with moulded bases on a circular plinth." [NB: local suggestion -unconfirmed/uncorroborated- that the font may have been originally from Southhill, Beds.]