Irmingland / Erminclanda / Urminclanda

Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The Church was dedicated to St. Andrew, but is now ploughed up, so that there are no apparent ruins of it"; he refers to an early rector here: "Ernald, rector here, was living before it entered into the Pope's head to forbid lawful matrimony to the clergy; for Margaret, daughter of Ernald, rector of Ermingland, by deed without date, granted lands in Olton of the fee of Roger de Saxlingham to Ralf son of Ralf de Ermingland; to which John de Ermingland was a witness"; the next recorded rector is "John son of William Thurston of Limpenhowe", in 1286. In the 17th century the rectory of Irmingland was merged with with that of Heydon after several apparently erratic attempts, until finally "they were consolidated upon the statute, in 1706, and he held them united to Brinton, And ever since, this rectory is part of Heydon rectory". [NB: we have no information on the font from the medieval church here].