Dilwyn No. 1

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INFORMATION

FontID: 01034DIL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Dilwyn, Hereford HR4 8HR, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1568 612124 Phone: +44 1568 612124
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off the A4110, 6 km SW of Leominster, about 20 kms WNW of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S aisle, W end
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928: 18) as a tub-shaped baptismal font of the Norman period. This would be the same object described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 38): "round tapering bowl, cracked, 12th-century" located in the south aisle, at the west end. [cf. Index entry for Dilwyn No. 2 for the later -14th-15th century font in this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.181047, -2.864342
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 10′ 51.77″ N, 2° 51′ 51.63″ W
UTM: 30U 509275 5781184

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934
Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928