Packwood

We found no entry for Packwood in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 5, 1949) notes: "The church of Packwood was a chapel of Wasperton, served by a priest, for whose salary the small tithes and certain glebe lands were assigned. [...] In 1535 it was called a parish church, the stipendiary priest then receiving £5 yearly [...] The nave and chancel date from the end of the 13th century and the west tower was added late in the 15th century [...] The font, probably of the late 13th century, has a tapering round bowl with a rim mould round the top. The octagonal stem and base are modern." David Ross [www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=5072] [accessed 12 January 2015] writes: "At the west end of the nave is a simple 12th century font on a Victorian base. This font is almost certainly older than the church itself. It was found serving as a watering trough for animals in local farmyard and rescued!"