Hibaldstow / Hiboldeston / Biboldestou

INFORMATION

FontID: 01607HIB

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Hibald

Church Patron Saints: St. Hybald [Hibald, Higbald, Hygbal]

Church Location: Church St, Hibaldstow, Brigg DN20 9LX, United kingdom

Country Name: England

Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands

Directions to Site: Located on the B1206 road, 6-7 km S of Brigg and the M180

Historical Region: Hundred of Manley [in Domesday]

Century and Period: 13th - 15th century (?), Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

There are five entries for Hibaldstow [variant spellings] in the Domesday survey [ https://opendomesday.org/place/SE9702/hibaldstow/] [accessed 15 February 2025], none of which mentions priest or church in it. Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Early English period. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE9795102620] notes: "Parish church. Partly-restored C13 tower arch and chancel south window. C14-C15 font. Chancel of 1865-6 by Ewan Christian; nave, north aisle and vestry of 1875 by James Fowler of Louth; tower of 1958-60 by Lawrence Bond".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.511151, -0.524411

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 30′ 40.15″ N, 0° 31′ 27.88″ W

UTM: 30U 664154 5931986