Willingham nr. Cambridge No. 2 / Wiuelingham / Wivelingham / Wyvelingham

INFORMATION

FontID: 07649WIL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin & All Saints [earlier St. Matthew, All Saints]
Church Location: Church Street, Willingham, Cambridgeshire CB4 5HS
Country Name: England
Location: Cambridgeshire, East
Directions to Site: Located off the B1050, E of Over, 16 km NW of Cambridge
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ely
Historical Region: Hundred of Papworth
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Century and Period: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Workshop/Group/Artisan: lead font?
Reported in Petts (2003) as a baptismal lead tank found in the River Fen context.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.31466, 0.05824
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 18′ 52.78″ N, 0° 3′ 29.66″ E
UTM: 31U 299488 5800112

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, lead

REFERENCES

Petts, David, "Votive Deposits and Christian Practice in Late Roman Britain", The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300, York: York Medieval Press, 2003