Foxley nr. Malmesbury / Foxelege
Image copyright © Duncan & Mandy Ball, 2004
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view of church exterior - southwest end
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes [www.allthecotswolds.com]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes [www.allthecotswolds.com]
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Duncan & Mandy Ball, 2004
Image Source: photograph taken September 2004 by Duncan & Mandy Ball, [www.oodwooc.co.uk]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 14141FOX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: The Street, Foxley w Bremilham, Wiltshire, SN160JJ
Country Name: England
Location: Wiltshire, South West
Directions to Site: Located 5 km WSW of Malmesbury, 13 NNW of Chippenham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bristol
Historical Region: Hundred of Malmesbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, towards the west end of the nave, in the central aisle, N side
Century and Period: 12th century [re-cut?] / 18th century, Medieval [altered]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Duncan & Mandy Ball, of www.oodwooc.co.uk, and to John Wilkes, of www.allthecotswolds.com, for their photographs of church and font
Font Notes:
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The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 14, 1991) notes: "Foxley church is undedicated. [...] Its small size suggests that the nave was built in the 12th century or earlier, and a plain 12thcentury font is in the church." The baptismal font consists of a narrow round basin, plain but for a roll moulding at the centre ring position, raised on a plain cylindrical pedestal base. Wooden cover with finial; a gift from "C.R.L. - A friend of the Rector" on the coronation of George V, June 22nd, 1911, as informed by a brass plate on it.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.571873, -2.150012
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 34′ 18.74″ N, 2° 9′ 0.04″ W
UTM: 30U 558907 5713765
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: 1911
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-02-14 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.