Tichborne No. 1

No entry found for Tichborne in the Domesday survey. The Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association, reported in The Archaeological Journal (issue of April 1849: 80) include a note referent to this font: "Mr. F.I. Baigent [i.e., Francis Joseph Baigent] presented drawings of a font in Tichbourne church, Hants: its circumference at the top was about eight feet, and it was composed of the Isle of Wight stone. In the churchyard there is also the base of an old font of purbeck marble, which stood upon four pillars." The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 3, 1908) notes: "The chancel is an interesting piece of early building, probably belonging to the middle of the eleventh century. [...] The font at the west end of the south aisle has a large bowl originally octagonal, but cut back to circular form; it is ancient but of uncertain date, and stands on a modern shaft and a plastered brick base." [NB: an octagonal font would not have probably been the original font from the mid-11th century church; we have no information on an earlier font here]. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SU5687230258] reports a "C12 font, round body, octagonal top. C18 cover." The Upper Titchen Benefice web site [www.upperitchen.org.uk/Tichborne CH.htm] [accessed 18 August 2011] reports: "The eighteenth cover which is square clearly comes from elsewhere. "