North Bovey

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10546BOV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A382, 3 km S of Moretonhampstead, 15-20 km SW of Exeter, in the NW area of the Dartmoor National Park
Font Notes:
Baptismal font, probably of the 15th century, noted in Stabb: "The font is octagonal and has a moulded pedestal." Not mentioned in Pevsner (1952).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916, p. 170