Overton nr. Basingstoke / Overetune / Ovretune / Uferantun

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B01: design element - motifs - interlace
view of church exterior - south view
INFORMATION
FontID: 06784OVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Kingsclere Road, Overton, Hampshire RG25 3HT
Country Name: England
Location: Hampshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located off the B3400, about 10 km WSW of Basingstoke
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Winchester
Historical Region: Hundred of Overton
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman? / Transitional?
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for this Overton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU5149/overton/] [accessed 15 August 2018] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Cox & Harvey (1907) list a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period here [cf. infra]. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 4, 1911) notes: "At the time of the Domesday Survey there were two churches in Overton, [...] representing respectively the parish church of Overton and the dependent chapel of Tadley [cf. Index entry]. [...] The altar table, font and other furniture are modern, but part of what may have been a 12th-century font, with interlacing work on the bowl, is now in the baptistery." The Guide to St. Mary's [www.stmarysoverton.org.uk/St Marys A4 Pamphlet 2009.pdf] mentions the present font: "2005 saw a major refurbishment of St Mary’s [...] The Victorian stone font was moved to a more prominent position at the front of the north aisle so that a larger proportion of the congregation can witness and participate in baptisms." [NB: Cox & Harvey's report of a 15th-century font appears to be a mistake, since by their time the Victorian font was already in place -- we have no information on the font from the pre-Conquest church mentioned in the VCH; we could not find mention of a church in the Domesday entry for this Overton].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 621345 5678384
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-06-09 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907