Hayton nr. Aspatria

INFORMATION

FontID: 10674HAY

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

Church Patron Saints: St. James

Country Name: England

Location: Cumbria, North West

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 Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 11th - 13th century, Norman

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

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