Aylton / Aileuetona / Alhamstone / Ailyneton / Aylistone / Aylmeton / Aylston / Aylton de la Bath
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view of basin
Scene Description: the wooden object at the top is not the font cover, but part of the window sill behind
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Herefordshire Past, 2015
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph in Herefordshire Past [http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/aylton-parish-church/] [accessed 13 May 2018]
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Pankhurst, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 December 2016 by Philip Pankhurst [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5238033] [accessed 13 May 2018]
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view of church exterior in context - northwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Aylton church. Undedicated, but not unloved. The adjacent ancient barn, Court Farm, together with the church are a BBC costume drama setting just waiting to be discovered."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Pankhurst, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 December 2016 by Philip Pankhurst [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5237456] [accessed 13 May 2018]
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view of church interior - nave - looking southeast
Scene Description: Source caption: "The interior, Aylton church. There is no dedication to this humble little building, but it has charm and interest in quantity. The screen is quite unique."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Pankhurst, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 December 2016 by Philip Pankhurst [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5238010] [accessed 13 May 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
view of font in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Herefordshire Past, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph in Herefordshire Past [http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/aylton-parish-church/] [accessed 13 May 2018]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 09723AYL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church
Church Location: The Glebe Road, Aylton, Ledbury HR8 2RQ, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A4172, 5 km W of Ledbury, E of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: Hundred of Radlow
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 12th century [re-cut in 17thC?], Medieval [altered?]
Font Notes:
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No entry for Aylton found in the Domesday survey. The inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 8): "Font: hemispherical bowl with projecting rim, cylindrical built-up stem, possibly 17th-century, recut." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO6584037666] reports: "Font, perhaps C17, with plain hemi-spherical bowl and projecting rim on columnar shaft and octagonal base." The entry for this church in Herefordshire Past [http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/aylton-parish-church/] [accessed 13 May 2018] notes: "Font. The date is somewhat uncertain, but it is possibly Norman." The font consists of a small roughly hemispherical basin with a flat moulding around the upper side, otherwise plain; the tall cylindrical pedestal is made of four blocks cemented together and, like the octagonal plinth, a modern replacement. No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.0366, -2.4996
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 2′ 11.76″ N, 2° 29′ 58.56″ W
UTM: 30U 534325 5765227
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934