Aikton

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10995AIK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Cumbria, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located N of Wigton, WSW of Carlisle
Historical Region: formerly Cumberland
Font Notes:
Pevsner (1967) notes: "Font. Square, with bevelled edges. The plain rounded and pointed trefoils suggest the C14." [NB: the parish web site [www.visitcumbria.com] dates the basin to the 12th century]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Cumberland and Westmorland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1967, p. 59