Alderbury / Alwardburie
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Scene Description: the 19th-century font of St. Mary's
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wiltshire Community History, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph, taken in 2008, inThe Wiltshire Community History [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1041] [accessed 23 March 2010]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16223ALD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John [demolished in 1857]
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: England
Location: Wiltshire, South West
Directions to Site: Located off the A36, 5 km SE of Salisbury
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 10th - 11th century, Pre-Conquest
Font Notes:
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The Wiltshire Community History [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1041] [accessed 23 March 2010] informs: The old parish church, mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) is said to have dated to before the year 1000, but was demolished in 1857, and replaced by the present church of St. Mary the Virgin, which has a modern font [NB: we have no information on the original font from the demolished church].