Oakington No. 2 / Hochinton / Hochintone / Hockington / Oakington-with-Westwick

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07402OAK

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Early English

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew

Church Address: 66 High Street, Oakington, Cambridgeshire CB4 5AG

Site Location: Cambridgeshire, East, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A14, 10 km NW of Cambridge

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ely

Historical Region: Hundred of Northstowe

Font Notes: Click to view

Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 188) as a baptismal font of the Early English period, a noteworthy example [NB: C&H include two entries for Oakington: one for an early Norman font and another for an Early English one -- THIS COULD BE AN ERROR IN C&H -- TO BE RESOLVED.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 300085 5794255

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.262294, 0.070469

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 15′ 44.26″ N, 0° 4′ 13.69″ E