Chilcompton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15279CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B3139, SSW of Midsomer Norton
Font Notes:
The Church of England site [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/page.php?V=11164&P=5258] [accessed 10 Spetember 2009] notes: "the present church is first mentioned in 1188 when the then Lord of the Manor presented the church to the Bishop and Chapter of Wells Cathedral. The only surviving feature of the church of this period is thought to be the font."