Hayton nr. Aspatria

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10674HAY

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century, Norman

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James [may have been originally in Hayton castle chapel]

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. James

Site Location: Cumbria, North West, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located off the A596, 4 km W of Aspatria (dir. Allonby Bay), and just N of the noteworthy fonts of Bridekirk and Dearham

Historical Region: formerly Cumberland

Font Notes: Click to view

The Cumbria Directory [www.thecumbriadirectory.com] notes a baptismal font "over 800 years old and thought to be from Hayton castle chapel" in the Parish Church of St. James in this town.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone