Willingham nr. Cambridge No. 2 / Wiuelingham / Wivelingham / Wyvelingham
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07649WIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Workshop/Group/Artisan: lead font?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & All Saints [earlier St. Matthew, All Saints]
Church Address: Church Street, Willingham, Cambridgeshire CB4 5HS
Site Location: Cambridgeshire, East, England, United Kingdom
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 Notes:
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Reported in Petts (2003) as a baptismal lead tank found in the River Fen context.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 299488 5800112
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.31466, 0.05824
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 18′ 52.78″ N, 0° 3′ 29.66″ E
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, p. 111