Fyfield nr. Chipping Ongar No. 2 (Essex)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 11815FYF
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: Willingale Road, Fyfield, Essex, CM5 0SD
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located on the B184, 5 km NNE of Chipping Ongar
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Ongar
Font Location in Church: In the N aisle, E of the N doorway
Century and Period: 14th century, Medieval
There are three entries for this Fyfield in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL5706/fyfield/] [accessed 1 June 2015], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. A stoup here is noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In N. aisle--E. of N. doorway, with re-used trefoiled-head from window, 14th-century, no basin." The Victoria County History (Essex, vol. 4, 1956) notes: "The nave was built in the 12th century. [...] The south doorway has 14th-century splays and the stoup on the north side has a 14thcentury trefoiled head, probably taken from a window."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.73697, 0.27521
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 44′ 13.09″ N, 0° 16′ 30.76″ E
UTM: 31U 311864 5735298

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-03-27 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923