Hothfield
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12107HOT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Post-Reformation
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret, Hothfield
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Address: 1EP,, Church Ln, Hothfield, Ashford, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7395 910317
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A20, 4 km from Ashford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Newman (1980): "Font. C17. Quite plain. Enclosed by a balustrade with tall twisted balusters." [NB: this church goes back to the 13th century but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, West Kent and the Weald, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980, p. 338