Burton Latimer No. 1 / Burton Lattimer / Burton Latymer / Burtun

INFORMATION

FontID: 10073BUR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Church Lane, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire NN15 5LU
Country Name: England
Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A6, 5 km SE of Kettering
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough
Historical Region: Hundred of Huxloe
Font Location in Church: In the N porch, built into the stone seat
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 3, 1930) notes: "A pre-Conquest stone with plait-work upon it was re-used in the rebuilding of the tower, but no part of the present building is older than the 12th century [...] The church was extensively restored in 1866–68". The Open Churches Trust web site [www.openchurchestrust.org.uk] informs that: "in the north porch, built into the stone seat, is a 13th-century font, probably the original of the church". [cf. Index entry for Burton Latimer No. 2 for the 16th-century font now in use at this church]. Neither font is mentioned in Pevsner & Cherry (1973).

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.370083, -0.672173
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 22′ 12.3″ N, 0° 40′ 19.82″ W
UTM: 30U 658474 5804751

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-05-22 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.