Stretton Sugwas No. 2 / Stratone / Sucwessen
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09692STR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Font Location in Church: Reported in the S porch ca. 1930
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary Magdalene
Church Address: Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PT
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A438, 4 kms WNW of of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: a base with a basin cut in the top
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 30U 514342 5769257
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.073708, -2.790742
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 4′ 25.35″ N, 2° 47′ 26.67″ W
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, vol. II: p. 176