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

INFORMATION

FontID: 07402OAK

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew

Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew

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

Country Name: England

Location: Cambridgeshire, East

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

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ely

Historical Region: Hundred of Northstowe

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

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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.262294, 0.070469

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

UTM: 31U 300085 5794255