Whorlton / Hwervelton / Qwerleton / Qworlton / Wherleton / Wholton nr. Potto & Stokesley / Whorlton in Cleveland / Wirueltune / Wirvelton

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view of church exterior - north view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Whorlton Old Church. A northern aspect of the old church of Holy Cross which dates back to the late Norman period and is partially in ruins."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mick Garratt, 2007

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Chancel of the former parish church of the Holy Rood, Whorlton, North Yorkshire, seen from the northeast"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hodgsonge, 2017

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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Whorlton Old Church. Originally a Saxon building, it was largely abandoned and partly demolished when a new Church was built at Swainby a mile or so away."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Grice, 2017

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view of church interior - chancel

Scene Description: Source caption: "The Church of the Holy Rood, Whorlton - Chancel Arch. In the chancel is a plain Norman sandstone font and an unusual wooden effigy of a knight."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Maigheach-gheal, 2007

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Inside the ruined nave of the church of the Holy Rood, Whorlton, North Yorkshire, looking east-northeast to the chancel"

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view of font and cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 01984WHO
Church/Chapel: Old Church of the Holy Cross [formerly Church of the Holy Rood]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross
Church Location: Castle Bank, Whorlton, Swainby, Stokesley DL6 3HT, UK -- Tel.: +44 1642 700656 / 1642 706373
Country Name: England
Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off the A172, 10 km SW of Stokesley, about 20 km N of Thirsk
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Historical Region: Hundred of Langbaurgh
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
There is a multiple-place entry for this Whorlton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/NZ4802/whorlton/] [accessed 20 December 2019] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Bulmer's 'History and Directory of North Yorkshire' (1894) notes: "the font is appropriately inscribed 'Suffer little children to come unto Me.' &." [source: transcription by Colin Hinson © 1999 in www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Whorlton/Whorlton90.html]. Cox & Harvey (1907) note a baptismal font of the Norman period. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (York North Riding, vol. 2, 1923) notes: "The history of the advowson of Whorlton vicarage is confused and doubtful. The church here was in existence at the end of the 12th century and was a domestic chapel of the Meynell family, lords of the manor. [...] It was considered a chapel to Rudby till the 18th century [...] The oldest parts of the structure are the three easternmost bays of the north arcade and the chancel arch, which are of 12thcentury date, together with portions of the west end of the chancel [...] The ruins of the nave were put into a state of repair in 1891 [...] The plain cylindrical bowl of a font, apparently of 12th-century date, lies on the grass at the west end of the church." Morris (1931) wries: "Circular, Norm[an] font." [NB: the font referred to in Bulmer's above is probably the one from the new chuch built in 1875 -- the old font must be the one from the old church -now in ruins and of the same dedication to the Holy Cross- standing near the remains of the castle]. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: NZ4834002455] notes; "Church now a controlled ruin except for chancel, still in occasional use as mortuary chapel. Mid and late C12, C13 and C14 with C19 and C20 restorations [...] tub font on chamfered plinth."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 54.4152, -1.25681
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 54° 24′ 54.72″ N, 1° 15′ 24.52″ W
UTM: 30U 613120 6031118

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: tub-shaped - cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: lead-lined

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: Bulmer's inscription must refer to the 19th-century font

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: Flat, round and plain, with ring handle

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2019-12-20 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Bulmer, T., History, Topography, and Directory of North Yorkshire, Comprising its Ancient and Modern History; [...], Preston: T. Bulmer & Co. (T. Snape & Co. Printers), 1890
Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907