Newton Nottage No. 2 / Drenewydd yn Notais

Results: 1 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04406NEW
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: By the S doorway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 4 Church St, Newton Nottage, Porthcawl CF36 5PD, UK
Site Location: Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A4106, 1 km ENE of Porthcawl, in the centre of the old village of Newton
Historical Region: Cwmwd of Tir yr Hwndrwd / Hundred of Newcastle -- formerly Vale of Glamorgan
Font Notes:
No individual entry for Newton Nottage found in the Domesday survey. Newman (1995) reports a 13th century haly water stoup "with stiff-leaf decoration, as a corbelled shaft" here. The entry for this church in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300011214-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-porthcawl] [accessed 15 August 2019] notes: "church originally built late C12 [...] Substantial refurbishment 1485-1495 [...] restoration of 1860-1 [...] Further restoration from 1903 and in 1927 [...] Low octagonal font with lead lining and renewed cover. Stoup by S door with stiff leaf decoration."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 452999 5703889
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.4842, -3.6769
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 29′ 3.12″ N, 3° 40′ 36.84″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 473