Hillmorton / Mortone

There are five entries for Hillmorton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SP5373/hillmorton/] [accessed 27 January 2015], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 6, 1951) notes: "The first recorded presentation, by Thomas de Astley of his brother Philip, is undated, but occurred before 1265 [...] The earliest architectural remains are of the early or mid-13th century [...] The 12th-century font is a plain inverted truncated cone standing on a modern base." The Parish web site [www.stjohnhillmorton.org.uk/aboutus.htm] [accessed 27 January 2015] notes: "Dating from the 12th Century, the font (25) was once discarded in 1777 and replaced with a marble basin on an iron stand. We are fortunate that the original font was retrieved from the churchyard rubbish heap in 1849 and replaced in its present position. The font cover is from c. 1880."