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The village of Stocklinch Magdalene lies 3.5 mi NE of Ilminster, and is one of Somerset's nine Thankful Villages in which all the men who served in WW1 came home (and again in WW2). The church of St Mary Magdalene dates from the 13thc. and is Grade I listed. It has a chancel and nave with bellcote and porch. The only early feature is a font which may or may not be Romanesque.
Note: there is also a church of St Mary the Virgin in Stocklinch Ottersey which also contains an early font (see https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=914 ). The two parishes were combined into one benefice in 1931 when the total population was only 123; this church is now redundant.
In 1086 Stocklinch St Mary Magdalene was held by William de Moyon, with Roger as tenant. In 1066 it was held by Edith.
The fluted edges of the font represent an unusual decorative treatment; the listing text suggests it may be of the 12th or perhaps 13thc. See also Stocklinch Ottersey (St Mary, Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset - CRSBI)
Historic England listing 1057061
J. Ornach and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset (London, 2014), 577-578 (note: the entry is here is correct).
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England; South and West Somerset (Harmondsworth, 1958), 297 (note: the entries for Stockinch Ottersey and Stocklinch St Mary Magdalene are transposed)
