Westbury nr. Buckingham / Wesberie / Westbir

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17331WES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Augustine
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Augustine of Hippo
Church Notes: original church 12thC; restored 1863
Church Address: Orchard Place, Westbury, Buckinghamshire NN13 5LB
Site Location: Buckinghamshire, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A422, 4 km ESE of Brackley, 8 km WNW of Buckingham, near the border with Oxon.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Stotfold [in Domesday] -- Hundred of Buckingham
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
There is an entry for this Westbury [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP6235/westbury/] [accessed 2 February 2016], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Sheahan (1862) writes: "With the exception of two single light Early English windows at the sides of the chancel, and a three-light Decorated one at the east end, the whole of the exterior appears to be modern [...] the font is small and plain." The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 4, 1927) notes: "The church of Westbury, though not mentioned in the charter of confirmation of Henry II [i.e., 1154-1189], [...] appears to have been early granted to Elstow Abbey, which some time previous to 1225 had instituted a perpetual vicarage there. [...] The church dates from the 12th century [...] The font and pulpit are modern."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 630723 5764458
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.015349, -1.095081
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 0′ 55.25″ N, 1° 5′ 42.29″ W

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
  • Sheahan, James Joseph, History and topography of Buckinghamshire, comprising a general survey of the county, preceded by an epitome of the early history of Great Britain, London; Pontefract: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; William Edward Bonas [...], 1862, p. 325