Willersley nr. Kington / Willaweslese

There are two entries for Willesley [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SO3147/willersley/] [accessed 28 December 2018] neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. The entry for this parish in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, Volume 3, North West, 1934, notes: "Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene stands in the N.E. corner of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with stone slates. The church, consisting of continuous Chancel and Nave, was built after the middle of the 12th century. The South Porch was added, perhaps, in the 17th century. The church was restored in 1877, and the W. wall and bell-cote are modern"; it mentions no font in it. Gethyn-Jones (1979) writes about this church as one of three that furnished the inspiration for the later churches of the Dymock School of Romanesque Scultpture, with a lintel similar to those in the churches at Bredwardine and Letton. The entry for this church in the CRSBI (2018) notes: "The church was built in the later 12thc, modified in the 14thc, restored in 1877 and converted into a dwelling in 1981" and highlights the lintel on the south doorway, "a rectangular block, chamfered on its upper edge and with the lower edge decorated with a row of chipcarved rosettes, partly obscured by a crossbeam of the porch." No font mentioned in the CRSBI entry either. The entry for this church [aka Magdalene House] in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO3120647366] notes: "Parish church, now house, mid- to late C12, altered probably C14 and again in C17, restored in 1877 and converted to house late C20. [...] The south doorway within is C12 and has moulded jambs and a lintel carved with rosette, chevron and star shapes. [...] The fittings, which included a C17 altar table and rails, an enriched panelled reredos and some early C18 ledger slabs, have been removed"; no mention of a font in it either. A 26 February 2016 advertisement in the Birmingham Post [www.birminghampost.co.uk/lifestyle/house-homes/grade-ii-listed-church-ancient-10949055] [accessed 28 December 2018] reads in part: "The vendor of Magdalene House, located in the hamlet of Willersley in the Wye Valley, is an antique dealer. Though one could easily believe they were a professional lute player, as they have clearly gathered quite a collection. The unusual decor, which includes walls adorned with religious icons, feels very much in keeping with the 900-year-old Romanesque church. The Grade II-listed property has been altered over the centuries, and walking through the property is like travelling through history."