Simpson / Seveneston / Sevinestone / Sevinstone / Sewenestone / Sewingston / Shiveneston / Siwinestone / Suinestone / Suuunestone / Sympson / Sympston / Sywenneston

There are two entries for Simpson [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP8836/simpson/] [accessed 25 February 2016], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Sheahan (1862) reports a plain stone font in this Decorated-style church. The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 4, 1927) notes: "The advowson was appendant to the manor from the early 13th century and probably before [...] No detail of an earlier date than the first half of the 14th century remains in the present structure, which appears to have been almost entirely rebuilt during that period. The somewhat restricted dimensions of the central tower suggest that it was originally designed for a smaller church [...] The font now in use is modern; the old font is placed in the north transept. It is probably of the 15th century, and has a tapering circular bowl without ornament, standing on a round stem with a stepped base. The font cover is of the 17th century." The English Heritage entry for this church [List entry Number: 1160223] notes: "Font, plain round tub shape with a stepped base, C12 or C13. The cover is probably C17 and has a turned post and shaped brackets."