Bothenhampton / Baunton
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11441BOT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Old Church
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just SE of Bridport [the old church stands about 400 m. E of the new Holy Trinity parish church]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Mee (1939) as a Norman font. The Southern Life (UK) site at Rootsweb.com describes the font as having a circular bowl and a splayed underside.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England. Dorset: Thomas Hardy's Country, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1939, p. 38