Farringdon nr. Shaftesbury / Faringdon
INFORMATION
FontID: 11498FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Chapel of St. John the Baptist [chapel at ease to Shroton]
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located 9 km SSW of Shaftesbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the chapel
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Font Notes:
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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