Sheering No. 2 / Seeringa
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11836SHE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford CM22 7NR, UK -- Tel.: 01279 730288
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the M11, S of the B183 [aka Harlow Rd], 4 km NE of Harlow
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Harlow
Font Location in Church: Outside, wall-mounted on the S wall, near the porch
Century and Period: 14th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The web site of Sheering Parish Church [www.essexinfo.net/st_marys_sheering/our-history/] notes that "in the south wall near the porch, a stoup was discovered buried in the wall during restoration work". The object is roughly hemispherical, with angle protrusions like a mortar. [cf. Index entry for Sheering No. 1 for a baptismal font of the 12th century listed for this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
51.800862,
0.186424
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
51° 48′ 3.1″ N,
0° 11′ 11.12″ E
UTM: 31U 306009 5742634
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round