Winkburn No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 01805WIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John of Jerusalem
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John of Jerusalem
Church Notes: 12thC church; re-built 17thC
Church Address: Winkburn Ln, Newark NG22 8PQ, United Kingdom
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NE of Kirklington
Font Notes:
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Kelly's Directory of 1881 reports a Norman font in this church. Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. Guilford (1927), however, mentions only a 17th century font in this church, although he mentions a Norman tower arch and south doorway.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 638002 5887308
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.117317, -0.937942
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 7′ 2.34″ N, 0° 56′ 16.59″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 213
- Kelly, Eric Robert, Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, London: Kelly & Co., 1881, p. 317