Ewhurst nr. Basingstoke / Eerst / Iwehurst / Iwerste / Werste / Yhurst / Ywhurst / Ywyrstæ stigel

There is an entry for this Ewhurst [variant spelling ] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU5756/ewhurst/] [accessed 13 December 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. White (1878) reports a new stone font with a carved oak cover, the gift of Rev. Richard Pole. [NB: White (ibid.) adds that the antique fabric of the church "was rebuilt and completely restored in 1873". The new font may be from that date. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 4, 1911) notes: "The first mention of a church in the parish is in 1310", and reports the presence of late-13th century elements in it: "The piscina in the south wall of the chancel has two late 13th-century stones in the jambs with stop chamfers, and the old drain is also preserved." [NB: we have no information on the medieval font of this church]