Atherstone-on-Stour / Edricestone

There is an entry for this Atherstone[-on-Stour] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SP2050/atherstone-on-stour/] [accessed 8 December 2014]; it reports a priest but not a church in it, though there probably was one there]. The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 5, 1949) notes: "The church was said in 1251 to have been given to the abbey of Tewkesbury by 'Roger' (probably Ralph) de Ruperes in the time of King John [i.e., 1199-1216] [...] The church [...] was rebuilt in 1876 [...] . A number of ancient stones were re-used, mostly dating from the beginning of the 14th century. [...] The font is modern, but in the south-west corner is an ancient plain round bowl with broken top surface and lower edges. In it is set another small octagonal bowl, probably early 19th century." English Heritage [Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire CV37 8NE] (1972) reports: "Church, now disused. 1876, by J Cotton, incorporating material from demolished medieval church on site [...] octagonal C19 font with trefoil panels and plain round former font." Warwickshire Churches [http://warwickshirechurches.weebly.com/atherstone-on-stour---st-mary.html] [accessed 8 December 2014] has: "The former church of St Mary at Atherstone on Stour is an entirely Victorian creation, dating from 1876 and was designed by John Cotton, though there was a medieval church here, and a few pieces of it's stonework have been reused in the present building. [...] the interior, or even the churchyard are now out of bounds to the public. It has long ceased to function as a church and is now in private hands for commercial or residential use. I assume the stained glass and the old font must still be in situ. [...] The font is described as plain, tub-shaped and 'clamped to the exterior of the east wall', presumably this was the ancient font from the previous church put out to pasture? The Victorian church was provided with a new one in a more orthodox position in this case." The Parish web site [www.stmarysatherstone.co.uk/historylesson.htm] [accessed 8 December 2014] describes and illustrates the 19th-century font here: octagonal basin with the four Evangelists and four symbols of the Passion; on a base of clustered columns with moulded capitals and bases, and a round lower base; the wooden cover of oak is also modern, provided with a pulley mechanism.