Farringdon nr. Shaftesbury / Faringdon

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11498FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel of St. John the Baptist [chapel at ease to Shroton]
Font Location in Church: Inside the chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 9 km SSW of Shaftesbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Font Notes:
No entry found for Faringdon in the Domesday survey. The 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874) notes: "The font is a very interesting example of the very Early Norman period, composed of a massive circular basin and stem, the former ornamented with sculpture of fluted pattern." [NB: the name of this village, originally a chapelry in Iwerne Courtney [aka Shroton] parish, appears as 'Faringdon' and 'Farrington' in some sources].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 556162 5640543

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973, vol. 4: 95