Pytchley / Pihteslea / Piseley / Pistisle / Pycseleg / Pyghtesley / Pytesley

INFORMATION

FontID: 12222PIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Isham Road, Pytchley, Northamptonshire NN14 1EW
Country Name: England
Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 5 km S of Kettering
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough
Historical Region: Hundred of Orlingbury
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 4, 1937) notes: "No part of the existing fabric is older than the latter half of the 12th century. [...] The font has a circular basin of unusual form and has been called Norman. It was dug up in the churchyard and restored to the church in 1838, being placed on a modern pedestal." The same font is reported in the Pytchley Village web site [www.pytchley-village.co.uk/History/History.htm] [accessed 26 September, 2006] as "believed to be Norman." Also noted in 'A brief history of All Saints’ Church PYTCHLEY' [www.5churches.org.uk/additionalfiles/Pytchley Church History.pdf] [accessed 24 February 2012]: "The 12th century Font was found in the churchyard and put here in 1838 replacing a later font."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.364066, -0.738443
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 21′ 50.64″ N, 0° 44′ 18.4″ W
UTM: 30U 653984 5803939

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Notes: the inscription refers to the date of the restoration of the old font
Inscription Text: [1838]

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2007-09-24 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.