Easthorpe No. 2 / Estorp

INFORMATION

FontID: 11855EAS
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Easthorpe Road, Easthorpe, Essex, CO5 9HD
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located off the A12, 3-4 km SW of Mark Tey, 10 km WSW of Colchester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Lexden
Font Location in Church: In the nave, S wall
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
There is an entry for this Easthorpe [variant spelling] in the Domesday Survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL9121/easthorpe/] [accessed 14 June 2018], but it mentions neither priest nor church in it. The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923) reports: "Stoup: In nave--in S. wall, with moulded jambs and cinquefoiled head, probably 15th-century, bowl destroyed." The Victoria County History (Essex, vol. 10, 2001) reports a holy-water stoup added in the 15th century. [NB: cf. Index entry for Easthorpe No. 1 for a late medieval font in this church -- the RCHM notes that the fabric of the church goes back to the 12th century, but we have no information on the earliest font(s) of this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.8598, 0.776
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 51′ 35.28″ N, 0° 46′ 33.6″ E
UTM: 31U 346854 5747783

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-04-18 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