Margaret Marsh
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11366MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Cognate Fonts: Similar basins of the same period at Stratton and Hinton St. Mary, both in Dorset
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B3091, about 9 km SW of Shaftesbury
Font Notes:
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Noted in Long (1923) as a baptismal font of the Early English period with a plain round bowl.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; p. 69, 76