Uxem / Uksem

INFORMATION

FontID: 03035UXE
Church/Chapel: Eglise catholique Saint-Amand à Uxem / Sint-Amanduskerk in Uxem
Church Patron Saints: St. Amand [aka Amandus]
Church Location: Rte de Leffrinckoucke, 59229 Uxem, France -- Tel.: +33 3 28 26 14 04
Country Name: France
Location: Nord, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off the D2, S of the A16, 4 km ESE of Dunkerque
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Lille
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1589
Century and Period: 16th century(late) [Enlart],
Cognate Fonts: Bruay, Crespin, etc.
Listed by Enlart in a group of octagonal fonts with ornamental mouldings (Enlart, 1902)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.02229, 2.48244
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 1′ 20.24″ N, 2° 28′ 56.78″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902