Description: Charles John Cox wrote in 'Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire Volume I' in 1875 that lead fonts are uncommon and suggested an earliest date of around 1150 for the one at Ashover; it is one of only thirty in this country. The font itself is circular and embossed, with twenty figures standing beneath semi-circular arches, each holding a book in the left hand, thought to represent the twelve apostles. Pevsner said it was the most important Norman font in the county. He added that the bowl is very small - only two feet across.
See also DCCN000002 and DCHQ200177.
The church was completed by the Babington Family in 1419.