Font, St Michael and All Angels, Coombe Bissett
Introduction
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Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 20 Feb 2008
The font dated from between 1200-1300. It is carved from a single block of stone. In 1326 an order was issued from Canterbury that all fonts should gave a locked cover and traces of where this has been are still visible. It was moved to its present position in 1845.
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