Collington / Collintune
Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - Gothic arches - 8
Scene Description: one on each side of the octagonal basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: pl. 53)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: pl. 53)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08779COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: B4214, Collington, Bromyard HR7 4NB, Umited Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1885 482737
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B4214, about 7 km N of Bromyard, 27 km ENE of Leominster
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: Hundred of Plegelgete [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for this Collington [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SO6459/collington/] [accessed 17 June 2025]; it mentions neither priest nor church in it. The font here is described and illustrated in the Royal Commission's inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 51 and pl. 53): "Font[...]: octagonal tapering bowl with a shallow pointed arch on each face and shafts at the angles, moulded base, 13th-century."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 533051 5787565
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.2375, -2.516
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 14′ 15″ N, 2° 30′ 57.6″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. II: p. 51 and pl. 53