Little Oakley nr. Kettering

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12319OAK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter, Little Oakley
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17557932
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Little Oakley, Corby NN18 8HA, United Kingdom
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A43, 3-4 km S of Corby, about 10 km N of Kettering
Font Notes:
Noted in Mee (1945): "The font is like a tub and is 700 years old." Not mentioned in Pevsner & Cherry (1973).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Mee, Arthur, The King's England: Northamptonshire, country of spires and stately homes, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945, [http://northamptoncastle.homeip.net/northampton/books/Arthur%20Mee.htm] [accessed 25 October 2006]