Font, St Michael and All Angels, Coombe Bissett

Introduction

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Font, St Michael and All Angels, Coombe Bissett

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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Image Location

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Latitude
51.035781
Longitude
-1.847349