Amport / Andeporte / Anne / Anne de Port / Aneport

There are two entries for Amport [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU2944/amport/] [accessed 28 August 2018], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. White (1878) reports "a very handsome carved stone font with elaborate cover", and appears to indicate that it was introduced in the 1870 restoration of this church. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 4, 1911) notes: "Richard le Poor, Bishop of Chichester (1215–17), acquired the church of Amport, [...] no doubt from Adam de Port, in whose gift it was, in 1209 [...] The history of the [present] building is confined to the 14th century and modern rebuilding. The chancel, tower and south transept are the only complete parts of the old church, and these date from about 1320–30." There is no mention of a font in the VCH. The British Listed Buildings database entry [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-140013-church-of-st-mary-amport] notes: "Parish church. c1320, restoration of 1866 by Slater & Carpenter [...] The font is an elaborate 'Perpendicular' design of 1865 with a wood cover." Plans for modifications of this church which include moving the font were being considered in 2009 [cf. www.amportvillage.co.uk/church_ext/church_extensions0506.htm]. The modern font is located at the west end of the nave [NB: we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]