Stretton Sugwas No. 2 / Stratone / Sucwessen
INFORMATION
FontID: 09692STR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Church Location: Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PT
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off the A438, 4 kms WNW of of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Reported in the S porch ca. 1930
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 176): "In S. porch -- 12th-century base with bowl cut in top." [cf. Index entry for Stretton Sugwas No. 1 for a 13th-century baptismal font in this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.073708,
-2.790742
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 4′ 25.35″ N,
2° 47′ 26.67″ W
UTM: 30U 514342 5769257
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one
REFERENCES
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934