Collyweston / Colly Weston

INFORMATION

FontID: 01771COL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Church Location: Back Ln, Collyweston, Stamford PE9 3PJ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1780 479249
Country Name: England
Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6 km SSW of Stamford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period. Not mentioned in Pevsner & Cherry (1973). The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK9960702885] reports: "Church. C11. C13-C15 restored 1857 [...] C13 octagonal font."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.614388, -0.530238
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 36′ 51.8″ N, 0° 31′ 48.86″ W
UTM: 30U 667206 5832240

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907