Ash Priors / Ash Prior

INFORMATION

FontID: 14670ASH
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A358, 10 km NW of Taunton
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Noted in Jeboult (1873) as a handsome font. Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Jeboult, Edward, A General Account of West Somerset, description of the Valley of the Tone, and the history of the twon of Taunton, Taunton: Somerset and Bristol Steam-press, 1873