Crambe No. 2 / Crambon / Crambun / Crampholme / Cranbone / Crarm / Crawme / Grammum

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11246CRA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Late Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the tower
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Crambe, York YO60 7JR, UK -- Tel.: +44 1904 468418
Site Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just S of Kirkham Abbey, 1-2 km SE of Whitwell, about 20 km ENE of York up the A64
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Font Notes:
Noted in Morris (1931): "Late 12th-cent. pedestal stoup under tower." [cf. Index entry for Crambe No. 1 for a baptismal font of about the same period in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 638642 5993876
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.0744, -0.881
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 4′ 27.84″ N, 0° 52′ 51.6″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Morris, Joseph Ernest, The North Riding of Yorkshire, London: Methuen & Co., 1931, p. 128