Braddock, formerly Broadoak and sometimes Bradoc, is a village in south central Cornwall, 7 miles W of Liskeard and 5 miles SE of Bodmin. The population was 156 in 2011. The church sy-tands in the village centre, and is constructed of rubble. It consists of a W tower of 2 storeys, a nave with a S aisle and a S porch, and a chancel continuous with the nave. It was originally cruciform, and the N transept was rebuilt in the mid-19thc with an E vestry. The only Romanesque feature is a 12thc font.

Braddock was held by Aelfric in the time of the Confessor and by Reginald from the Count of Mortain in 1086. It was held from an early date by the Courtenay family until 1538 when the Courtenay Marquis of Exeter was attainted on the grounds of Catholic conspiracy against the king (Hitchins, 107). The church was in the patronage of Launceston Priory by 1291-92, and was once a chapel dependent on St Winnow. By 1291 it had become a separate parish and in 1742 the parish was combined with that of Boconnoc. The dedication to St Mary is recorded by 1343 (Orme).

The font is earlier than any of the fabric of the church, and is presumed to have come from an earlier building on the site. Sedding dates it to 1130-50. The faces of the bowl are all variations on the Tree of Life motif. In form the font is related to the Altarnun group, but unlike other members of the group it lacks the characteristic rosette decoration on the faces, and the typical octagonal shaft. The closest comparison may be made with the font at Callington, which includes Trees of Life on two of the bowl faces, but is clearly not a product of the same workshop.