Woolfardisworthy West / Olvereword / Woolfardisworthy nr. Hartland / Woolsery

There is an entry for Woolfardisworthy [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SS3321/woolfardisworthy/] [accessed 9 September 2024] but it mantions neithe priest nor church in it. Listed in Lysons (1806-1822) as one of a group of square baptismal fonts in the county that are "for the most part supported by four pillars and a large pedestal in the centre". Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as having a baptismal font of the Norman period. Described in Pevsner (1952): "Font. Square, Norman, undecorated, on five shafts of blue stone." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SS3322121085] notes: "Anglican parish church. Norman origin, mid C15 tower, C14 nave and transept. C16 aisle, porch and vestry C19 incorporating some earlier roof. Restored in 1872 [...] C13 font with the square bowl on central shaft of clustered columns with 4 angle shafts, remains of ancient colour." Listed and illustrated in the CRSBI [https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=9789] [accessed 9 September 2024]: "Font. Plain, square bowl with round interior, supported on a composite pillar and four corner supports, each with a flattened round double base. The structure of the bases is mirrored on the underside of the font." Noted and illustrated in Thornber [www.thornber.net]: "The font is Norman with a central pillar and four supporting shafts". The square basin shows extensive repairs to the sides, especially where the staples of the old cover were removed; the base consists of a broad central shaft and four outer colonnettes, some thicker than others [modern replacements?] there is a new wooden cover on the font, square and flat.