Kellington / Chellinctone

There are two entries for Kellington [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SE5524/kellington/] [accessed 13 November 2018] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. Noted in Morris (1932): "Font, dated 1663, but probably mediaeval." [NB: this could be another case of a rejected earlier font that was restored to its use and the date of the restoration added to it]. Pevsner (1986 c1967), however, has no problem with the inscription-based dating: "Font. Plain, low, octagonal bowl, dated 1663." Harman & Pevsner (2017) note: "Font. Plain, low, octagonal bowl dated 1663." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE5479324563] notes: "Church. Norman origins to nave, with mid C12 reconstruction including south door, chancel and lower stages of tower. Mid C14 alterations to chancel and addition of belfry stage to tower. C15 south porch, clerestory, north chapel and buttresses to tower. North aisle and further restorations of 1866-70. [...] Font has octagonal base, square plinth and octagonal top inscribed 1663 / MWW / IS / PV / GR / ZI / CW / WS." The Kellington with Whitley Parish site [http://kellingtonwithwhitley.org.uk/HistoryKellington.php] [accessed 13 November 2018] notes: "The font dates from 1663". There remains of an earlier font here, the lower base, a fragment, mentioned and illustrated in the entry for this church in the CRSBI (2018): "This is in six pieces. A circular base, plain upright at the bottom, chamfered angle."