Godmanstone / Godmanston

INFORMATION

FontID: 11319GOD
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874): "The font has a plain octagonal bowl, with a plain Latin cross on each face." In The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/godmanstone.htm]: the font is octagonal in basin, stem and lower base, on a square plinth; it has a pair of blank arches on each panel of the basin and appears Victorian [NB: parts of the church go back to Norman times, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 537611 5624013

REFERENCES

Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973