 "Ceppus" or "Cippus" signifies in mediaeval Latin "stocks" in which a felon's legs and feet were locked.The oldest memorial in the church is that of Joan Dauntesey who died c. 1455 and her third husband John Dewale who predeceased her.Joan was the daughter of Sir John Dauntesey who died in 1413 and it was through her that the Dauntsey Estate went to the Stradling family.