Llanfihangel Pontymoile / Llanfihangel Pont-Y-Moel / Llanvihangel Pontymoel
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12399LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael & All Angels
Church Address: Pontypool NP4 0JB, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A4042, 2-3 km W of Panteg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Llandaff
Historical Region: Hundred of Usk / formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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Thurlby (2006) writes: "The fonts at Llanelly, Llanfair Cilgedin (second font) and Llanfihangel Pntymoile may also be Norman."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Thurlby, Malcolm, Romanesque architecture and sculpture in Wales, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herts.: Logaston Press, 2006, p. 174