Hulcott / Hulcote
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 May 2010 by Shaun Ferguson [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1734636] [accessed 30 September 2015]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 05418HUL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints [formerly St. Mary's and Lady Chapel]
Church Patron Saints: All Saints [earlier (?) St. Mary]
Church Location: The Village Green, Hulcott, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5AX
Country Name: England
Location: Buckinghamshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NW of Aylesbury, by the Herts. border [NB: not to be mistaken with 'Hulcote' in Berks.]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Aylesbury
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 14th century, Medieval [composite]
Font Notes:
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No entry found for Hulcott in the Domesday survey. Sheahan (1862) notes: "The church [...] is a small ancient structure [...] dedicated to St. Mary, and formerly called the Lady Chapel [...] Of the font, only the bowl -a plain round bowl- remains". Described in Bond (1908) as a baptismal font that is "barrel shaped; i.e., they may bulge out in the centre". The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 2, 1908) notes: "There are no details earlier than the 14th century, but the wailing of the nave is probably older than this date [...] The font at the west end of the south aisle is modern, octagonal with quatrefoiled panels on the bowl." [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of the older font]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.8415, -0.76326
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 50′ 29.4″ N, 0° 45′ 47.74″ W
UTM: 30U 654086 5745775
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-03-31 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908
Sheahan, James Joseph, History and topography of Buckinghamshire, comprising a general survey of the county, preceded by an epitome of the early history of Great Britain, London; Pontefract: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; William Edward Bonas [...], 1862