This remarkably plain tub-shaped font is carved from a single block of limestone and stands on a broad, roughly moulded base. The bowl has a simple tapering profile, flaring slightly towards the rim before narrowing to meet the foot. No mouldings, arcading, or decorative tooling survive, and the surface shows heavy wear and abrasion.

Earlier antiquarian descriptions occasionally suggested an Anglo-Saxon origin, largely on the strength of the font’s extreme simplicity. However, no modern authority now supports this attribution, and there is no diagnostic feature that requires a date before the Norman Conquest. Plain cylindrical tubs of this type are well attested in the 12th century, especially in small rural churches where Romanesque carving often remained functional and unadorned.

The most secure dating places the Wolfhampcote font within the Romanesque period, likely the early to mid-12th century. Its unembellished form is consistent with other utilitarian Norman fonts found across the Midlands, where large, solid bowls emphasised durability and capacity over ornamentation.

Though architecturally austere, the font is an important survival, illustrating the conservative, robust approach to liturgical furnishings characteristic of early Norman parish churches.