Kirby Bedon No. 2 / Kerkebei / Kirby Bidon / Kirkebei / Kirkeby

There are seven entries for Kirby [Bedon] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TG2705/kirby-bedon/] accessed 15 November 2020], one of which reports "2 churches. 0.16 church lands" in it. Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "Kirby, or Kirkeby [...] and Bidon, or Bedon [...] take its name from its churches, is no wonder, there being two here, long before the Confessor's time; for in his survey, they were found to have each of them 10 acres of glebe [...] The church of St. Mary at Kirby-Bedon, was appropriated to the abbey of Langleye [...] The church stood east of St. Andrew's, their churchyards being parted by the road only; it is now in ruins; it had a south porch, nave, and chancel, the steeple is standing, and is round, and had two large bells, which were lately taken down, and placed in St. Andrew's church." Blomefield (ibid.) names "William old Barlick of Saxlingham" as first recorded vicar of St. Mary's, in 1308, and "John de Cressingham", who resigned in 1318, as first recorded rector. Wilson's Imperial Gazetter of 1870-1872) reports: "St. Mary's church is now an ivy clad ruin." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TG2792705414] notes; "Ruins of parish church. C13 circular western tower with C14 belfry stage. Flint with brick dressings. Tower survives with part of western gable wall. Occasional fragments of masonry reveal wall lines of body of church. 3 stage tower. Lancet to west. Ringing chamber windows are of brick and rebated. Set-off below belfry. Belfry window type now unidentifiable. Tall tower arch blocked and low rounded tower doorway inserted, probably in C15." [NB: we have no information on the font of the Domesday-time church here, one of two]