Catsfield No. 2 / Cedesfelle

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06490CAT
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Laurence
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted by the S door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka St. Laurence]
Church Address: Church Road, Catsfield, East Sussex, TN33 9BG
Site Location: East Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B2204, 4 km SW of Battle, 10-12 km WWN of Hastings
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Historical Region: Sussex
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Whiteman (1994) as an "ancient holy water stoup by the S door, set in the jamb and with semi-circular openings giving access from two directions".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 321061 5641078
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.893606, 0.455558
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 53′ 36.98″ N, 0° 27′ 20.01″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: other
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Whiteman, Ken, Ancient Churches of Suffolk, Seaford, East Sussex: S.B. Publications, 1998, p. 38