Llandow / Llandwv

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04387LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Address: Heol-Y-Nant, Llandow, Cowbridge CF71 7NT, United Kingdom
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 5 km NW of Llantwit Major, in south Glamorgan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Llandaff
Historical Region: Glamorgan
Font Notes:
Described in Orrin (1988): "The font is tub-shaped with roll-moulding and a fine example of Norman work in Sutton stone. Dated in Newman (1995) and Thurlby (2006) as 12th-century.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 463624 5699887
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.449, -3.52347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 26′ 56.4″ N, 3° 31′ 24.49″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 379
  • Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988, p. 200
  • Thurlby, Malcolm, Romanesque architecture and sculpture in Wales, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herts.: Logaston Press, 2006, p. 178