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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09348LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints [redundant]
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Notes: original 12thC church; now redundant
Church Address: The Hill, Langport TA10 9QF, UK -- Tel.: +44 845 303 2760
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
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
Additional Comments: disappeared font (unused in the churchyard, was sold by the churchwardens in 1589 -- it may have been the font of the original 12thC church here) -- MUST USE--
Font Notes:
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

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

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.