Norton Bavant

INFORMATION

FontID: 10420BAV
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Norton Bavant, Wiltshire, BA12 7BB
Country Name: England
Location: Wiltshire, South West
Directions to Site: Located on the A36, 4 km E of Warminster
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Historical Region: Hundred of Kingsbridge
Font Location in Church: fragment built into the tower wall
Century and Period: 12th century (mid) (?), Norman
The Victoria History of the Counties of England (Wiltshire, vol. 8, 1965) cites a reference to an entry that appeared in the 'Wiltshire Notes & Queries' vol. 1 (1893-1895: 475), according to which, "part of a Norman font [...] was found re-used in the tower in 1894". The original was a brief communication to the said journal from a T.N. Powell, of Warminster, and appeared in the June 1895 issue: "Whe the tower of the church of North Bavant, near Warminster, was rebuilt in 1894, a doof sized portion of a Norman font was found : it was turned upside down and formed the first of the tower steps. It is now kept in the Priest's chamber in the church tower; the Vicar, however, would like to have it restored to its original shape and purpose. T.N. Powell. Warminster." Pevsner & Cherry (1975) mention only the present font: "An C18 baluster".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 560573 5670570

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: [fragment]

REFERENCES

"[Norton Bavant]", I, Wiltshire Notes and Queries, 1893-1895, pp. 475; r["References"]
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2004-12-23 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Cox, John Charles, Nottinghamshire, London: Allen, 1912