Brokenborough

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view of church exterior - south view

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Douug & Mandy Ball, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken September 2008 by Doug & Mandy Ball [www.oodwooc.co.uk/ph_brokenb.htm] [accessed 9 February 2012]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13743BRO
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, in the N aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Main Street, Brokenborough, Wiltshire, SN160HZ
Site Location: Wiltshire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3 km NW of Malmesbury Abbey
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bristol
Historical Region: Hundred of Malmesbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1975): "Font. Octagonal, Perp[endicular], with quatrefoils; bad." The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 14, 1991) notes: "Brokenborough church had apparently been built by the 12th century. [...] The nave, small and with thick walls, and the chancel, almost square, were apparently built in the 12th century or earlier. [...] The church was restored in 1883 [...] The registers of baptisms and burials are complete from 1697"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH entry for this church.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 561180 5716920

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
  • Cox, John Charles, Nottinghamshire, London: Allen, 1912, p. 148