Denbigh, St. Marcella / Llanfarchell / Whitchurch / Eglwys Wen

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04430DEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1640
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Marcella
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Marcella [aka Marchell] [Welsh Llanfarchell, a 6th cent. local saint]
Church Notes: church ca. 1300; re-built ca. 1500. According to the GENUKI WEB site [http://www.genuki.ork.uk], this was the original parish church of Denbigh
Church Address: Whitchurch Road, Denbigh LL16 4ER, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7778 870219
Site Location: Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Denbigh is located off the A525, 10-12 km S of St. Asaph
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St Asaph
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the ca. 1300 church here)
Font Notes:
Mentioned in Hubbard (1986) simply as a font dated 1640.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 473866 5892933
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.1851, -3.3911
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 11′ 6.36″ N, 3° 23′ 27.96″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Hubbard, Edward, Clwyd (Denbigshire and Flintshire), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1986, p. 152