Sandhutton / Sand Hutton nr. Thirsk

INFORMATION

Font ID: 01978SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Leonard
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leonard
Church Address: Sandhutton, Thirsk YO7 4RW, United Kingdom
Site Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 4 km N of Stamford Bridge, 5 km WSW of Thirsk, 10 km NE of York
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Font Notes:
Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE6950358603] informs: "Church, now ruinous. Early C12 south door, C15 chancel and C19 repairs [...] cylindrical font." [cf. Index entry for Sand Hutton, St. Mary's, for the later font at the other Sand Hutton, just NE of York, in this county].

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.017850, -0.942309
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 1' 4.3" N, 0° 56' 32.3" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 230