Horsted Keynes
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view of church exterior - south view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06522HOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the N aisle, by the N doorway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: Church Lane/Leighton Rd, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, RH17 7AY
Site Location: West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 12 km S of East Grinstead
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Historical Region: Hundred of Horsted -- Rape of Pevensey -- Sussex
Font Notes:
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Harrison (1920) reports a Perpendicular font of the 15th century in this church. Described in Whiteman (1994): "The plain octagonal font is of the 15th century".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 708337 5658498
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.0402, -0.0281
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 2′ 24.72″ N, 0° 1′ 41.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Harrison, Frederick, Notes on Sussex churches, Hove: Combridges, 1920, p. 131
- Whiteman, Ken, Ancient Churches of Suffolk, Seaford, East Sussex: S.B. Publications, 1998, p. 87