Combpyne / Comb Pyne / Combe Pyne / Coompyne

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14220COM

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Combpyne

Font Location in Church: Inside

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Address: Combpyne, Axminster EX13 8SY, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1297 792120

Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A3052, near Rousdon, 5 km W of Lyme Regis, 8 km S of Axminster

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Exeter

Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)

Font Notes: Click to view

No mention of the font in Pevsner (1952) or Hoskins (1954). The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SY2902292383] notes: "Parish church. Largely C13 with C14 and C15 work. Restored in 1878 [...] C15 octagonal font." [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to the 13th century, but we have no information on the original font of this church]