Broomfield No. 2 / Broomfield nr. Chelmsford

Results: 2 records

view of church exterior - southwest view

view of church interior - plan

INFORMATION

FontID: 11812BRO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary with St. Leonard
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin & St. Leonard [earlier dedicated to St. Leonard]
Church Location: Church Green, Broomfield CM1 7BD, UK -- Tel.: +44 1245 440318
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located off the B1008, 4-5 km N of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Chelmsford
Font Location in Church: In the S porch, E side of the S doorway
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
There is an entry for this Broomfield [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL7010/broomfield/] [accessed 3 April 2018], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923) notes: "Stoup: In S. porch--E. of S. doorway, with hollow-chamfered jambs and two-centred head, bowl broken, 15th-century." [cf. Index entry for Broomfield No. 1 for the early baptismal font listed for this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.767506, 0.468503
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 46′ 3.02″ N, 0° 28′ 6.61″ E
UTM: 31U 325326 5738212

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923