Kilhampton
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12684KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NE of Stratton
Font Notes:
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Reported in Lewis' Dictionary of 1848: "the Norman font is preserved in its ancient state."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsy, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions [...], London: S. Lewis, 1831, [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=51074] [accessed 14 February 2007]