Sapperton nr. Grantham / Sapretone

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view of church exterior - south view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font and cover - north side

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view of font and cover - northeast side

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09928SAP
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: Sapperton, Lincolnshire NG34 0TB
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off the A15, near Bourne, 10 km ESE of Grantham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Threo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Norman / Early English?
There are two entries for this Sapperton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TF0133/sapperton/] [accessed 18 June 2018], one of which mentions a church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) write: "Font. Plain and probably C13." The local church guide written by Arthur Rimmington describes the font as "plain Norman". The British Listed Building s database [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-193228-church-of-st-nicholas-braceby-and-sapper] [accessed 27 July 2012] reports: "The font is a C12 round tub on octagonal base."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.892903, -0.486793
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 53′ 34.45″ N, 0° 29′ 12.46″ W
UTM: 30U 669065 5863315

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989