Bodicote

INFORMATION

FontID: 14204BOD
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Oxfordshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A4026, just S of Banbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, by the vestry door
Century and Period: 13th century [restored], Early English [altered]
Noted in the Parish web site [http://www.bodicotechurch.org/History.htm] [accessed 14 January 2009], with notes from George Walker's comprehensive history of Bodicote called 'Faith Hope and Charity': "Evidence that there has been a church on this site since the early 13th century is provided by the chancel arch with its massive semi-circular pillars and moulded capitals. The tub font, much abused since it was discarded but later restored, is probably as old [...] In 1918 the original medieval font was discovered and restored and installed in its present position by the vestry door, replacing the Victorian font which can be seen near the south door." Not mentioned in Sherwood & Pevsner (1974).