Oxwich in the Gower

INFORMATION

FontID: 12402OXW
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Illtyd
Church Patron Saints: St. Illtyd [aka Illtud]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Directions to Site: Located in the Gower peninsula
Historical Region: Glamorgan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Norman / Transitional?
The Gower Information Centre [www.swansea-gower.co.uk/gowerchurches/oxwichchurch.htm] [accessed 14 December 2006] notes: The font, for example, is believed to have been brought to the church by St. Illtyd himself!" Since Illtyd roamed around in the 6th century but such a dating for this font is rather unlikely. The Oxwich baptismal font is probably contemporary with the fabric of the edifice, either the 13th century or of the time of the extension and raising of the tower in the 14th. The St. Illtyd's Church site [www.the-gower.com] describes the font as made of Sutton stone.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone