Hockwold / Hoccuella / Hockwold-with-Wilton

Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The Church of Hockwold is dedicated to St. Peter, and has a south isle annexed to the nave or body [...] The chancel is of the same materials with the church, but covered with reed [...] at the upper end of the south wall, are three neat arches of stone, worked in the wall, making three seats or stalls for bishop, priest, and deacon; and at the head of these seats is another arch for holy-water; on the summit of these arches are several shields, now daubed over with whiting. [...] At the west end stands a four-square tower of flint, &c. adorned with quoins of freestone, in which hang three bells." Blomefield (ibid.) names the first recorded rectors as "Bernard [...] sans date", and, "Adam Talebot, temp. Henry VIII" [i.e., 1509-1547], but notes that "In 28th Edw. I. the King recovered the presentation, against Edmund de Cockfield, the heir of Andrew de Sackvile being under age, and in ward to the King" [i.e., the 28th year of King Edward I's reign, meaning ca.1300]. The entry in Domesday (fol. 87) mentions 'Hoccuella' but neither church nor priest in it." The church is still standing, though now redundant [source: English Heritage Listing NGR: TL7249188015 [http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1306877] [accessed 12 March 2013]. The font consists of an octagonal basin with plain vertical sides, the only ornament a roll moulding at the lower end; raised on a plain octagonal pedestal base, the lower base laso octagonal but with graded moulding all around. The font is partly whitewashed and shows cracks on the basin sides; it may also have been partially re-tooled. It could be the original font of this church.