Hilfield / Hillfield
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © The Dorset Historic Churches Trust, 2005
Image Source: The Dorset Historic Churches Trust, 2005 [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11316HIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas, Hilfield
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Address: Hilfield, Dorset, DT2 7BA, United kingdom
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the A37, 11 km S of Sherborne, 20 km NW of Dorchester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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In The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/hilfield.htm] [accessed 5 December 2005]. [NB: some parts of the original church appear to date to the 13th or 14th century, and parish registers start in 1565; we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Robin Adeney and The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk], for the photograph of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 533723 5632631
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal and flat; modern