Merthyr Mawr No. 1 / Merthyrmawr
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04400MER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Teilo
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Teilo [aka Elidius, Eliud, Eloi, Tello, Teilaw, Tellaw]
Church Address: Merthyrmawr Rd, Bridgend CF32 0LS, United Kingdom
Site Location: Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located S of the A48, about 5 km SW of Bridgend
Historical Region: formerly Glamorgan
Font Notes:
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Described in Newman (1995) as a "plain octagonal medieval bowl, set on a spacious arrangement of steps of c. 1851."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 457622 5704004
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.4856, -3.61033
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 29′ 8.16″ N, 3° 36′ 37.19″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 432