Melbury Sampford No. 2 / Upper Melbury

INFORMATION

FontID: 02917MEL
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Parish Church [now private property]
Church Location: Melbury Sampford, Dorchester DT2 0LF, United Kingdom
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located about 20 km SSW of Sherborne
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
Noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874): "The entrance to the church is at the west end, where there is a low flat-roofed porch of more recent date than the building, against which it rests, partially covering a stoup or holy water basin in the wall on the right-hand side of the doorway." [NB: the church building is now private property]. [cf. Index entry for Melbury Sampford No. 1 for the baptismal font of this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.8517, -2.60175
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 51′ 6.12″ N, 2° 36′ 6.3″ W
UTM: 30U 528034 5633409

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown

REFERENCES

Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973