Timsbury nr. Romsey No. 2 / Timbreberie / Tymberbury / Tymmysbury

There is an entry for Timsbury [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU3424/timsbury/] [accessed 11 September 2018] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 4, 1911) notes: "There is nothing in the church of an earlier date than the 13th century, and it is probable that the nave belongs to that time, while the chancel seems to have been rebuilt in the 15th century. Considerable repairs, apparently of early 18th-century date, leave the earlier history of the nave somewhat doubtful [...] The font is of 15th or 16th-century date, and is quite plain with an octagonal bowl and stem. It stands near the south door and is covered with scratchings of initials and 17th and 18th-century dates." The wooden cover is octagonal and flat. [NB: we have no information on the font from the 13th-century church]. The entry for this church in Histroic England [Listing NGR: SU3476025439] notes: "By door C18 octagonal font on pillar and base." The church was damaged by a fire in March 2014 [www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-03-09/fire-rips-through-historic-hampshire-church/] [accessed 11 September 2018]. More details of the damage appeared in a recent article in the Southern Daily Echo [https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14508642.Historic_Hampshire_church_set_to_reopen_after_devastating_fire/] [accessed 11 September 2018] on the fire that severely damaged this church, the font is mentioned: "A 13th century wooden chest was badly damaged and the limestone font, with graffiti from 1681, was severely damaged, possibly beyond repair. "