Broughton nr. Milton Keynes / Brotone / Bruchton / Bruhtone / Bruttone / Burwton

There are two entries for this Broughton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP8940/broughton/] [accessed 17 February 2016], neither of which mention cleric or church in it. Sheahan (1862), who notes the church itself is "principally very Early Decorated", writes: "the font is a modern stone basin on a stone pedestal, supported by the old octagonal font inverted, having coats of arms remaining thereon." The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 4, 1927) notes: "The church of Broughton, which is a rectory, was originally bestowed on Tickford Priory by Robert de Broughton and William his son, and the gift confirmed by Robert, Bishop of Lincoln 1151–4. [...] No detail now remains of an earlier date than the first quarter of the 14th century, when the chancel and nave appear to have been remodelled [...] In 1880–1 the church was drastically restored" [NB: no mention of the font in the VCH]. [NB: an object resembling a small font has been recorded in the churchyard at Broughton, now turned into a sundial [source: http://www.country-eye.co.uk/gallery/imagelibrary/showphotodetail.php?id=566]