Aller No. 2 / Alre

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09337ALL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1663
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the N aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: Russ Farm House, 1 Church Path, Aller, Langport TA10 0QP, UK
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A378, 3 km NW of Langport, 8 km W of Somerton, 13 km SE of Bridgewater
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of Somerton
Font Notes:
There is an entry for this Aller [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST3929/aller/] [accessed 6 February 2018], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Pevsner (1958) writes: "Small and flat octagonal bowl with very simple ornamental motifs; dated 1663." [cf. Index entry for Aller No. 1 for the original Saxon (?) font in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 509623 5655995
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.0554, -2.8627
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 3′ 19.44″ N, 2° 51′ 45.72″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Text: [1663]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, South and West Somerset, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958, p. 76