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]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11316HIL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: Hilfield, Dorset, DT2 7BA
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located 11 km S of Sherborne, 20 km NW of Dorchester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
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
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 533723 5632631
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material:
wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal and flat; modern