Langport No. 1 / Langeberga / Langeport / Lanpoath / Langport Eastover

INFORMATION

FontID: 09348LAN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints [redundant]
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: The Hill, Langport TA10 9QF, UK -- Tel.: +44 845 303 2760
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located just off the A372-A378 crossroads, 6 km W of Somerton
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of Somerton [in Domesday] -- Hubdred of Pitney
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
Church Notes: original 12thC church; now redundant
There is an entry for this Langport [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST4226/langport/] [accessed 6 February 2018], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The Langport Church web site informs that: "In 1589 the churchwardens sold the 'vawnte stone' [i.e., font] as it had been 'lyinge waste' in the churchyard. We can safely say that the present octagonal font dates from before this time, and its late mediaeval style would confirm this." The entry for this church in the Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 3, 1974) notes: "The chapel (later church) of Langport is first mentioned in 1318. [...] The carved lintel above the south doorway probably dates from the 12th century [...] carved with the Lamb of God flanked by angels and figures [...] and may have formed part of an earlier church on this site. The existence of a deputy archdeacon of Langport in 1208 may suggest the foundation of a church before that date

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.037222, -2.825556
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 2′ 14″ N, 2° 49′ 32″ W
UTM: 30U 512231 5653979

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2018-02-06 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.