Bilsby / Billesbi / Billesby
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view of church exterior in context - south view
![Source caption: "Holy Trinity Church Bilsby [...] dating from the 15th century. It was extensively repaired in 1841.The church is covered with stucco, and has an 18th century stone tower with brick battlements."](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1190525002_compressed.png)
Scene Description: Source caption: "Holy Trinity Church Bilsby [...] dating from the 15th century. It was extensively repaired in 1841.The church is covered with stucco, and has an 18th century stone tower with brick battlements."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Hoare, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 February 2012 by Richard Hoare [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2816469] [accessed 25 May 2019]
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view of church interior - looking east
![Source caption: "Interior, Holy Trinity church, Bilsby [...] A 3 bay north arcade with octagonal piers."](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1190525003_compressed.png)
Scene Description: Source caption: "Interior, Holy Trinity church, Bilsby [...] A 3 bay north arcade with octagonal piers."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J. Hannan-Briggs, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 August 2012 by J. Hannan-Briggs [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3101348] [accessed 25 May 2019]
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view of font in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Victorian font in Holy Trinity church".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 April 2008 [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/770725] [accessed 25 May 2019]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 12537BIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity [originally St. Mary's]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity [originally St. Mary]
Church Location: Alford Rd, Bilsby, Alford LN13 9PY, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A1111 [aka Sutton Rd], N of the B1149 [aka Thurkby Rd], 1-2 km ENE of Alford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Calcewath
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for Bilsby [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TF4676/bilsby/] [accessed 25 May 2019] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) note: "Font. A good C19 piece, octagonal, on a circular shaft and four small shafts with flying arches." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TF4664676716] notes: "Parish church. C15, mid C18. [...] ll fittings are C20 apart from the C19 octagonal font with pillared base." [NB: we have no information on the earlier font of this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.266650, 0.207499
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 16′ 02″ N, 0° 11′ 51″ E
UTM: 31U 313772 5905572
REFERENCES
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989