Diseworth

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13152DIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels%27_Church,_Diseworth
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael & All Angels
Site Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in the loop formed by the A453 and the A42-M1, just SW of the East Midlands Airport
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Upcott (1818). Described as 'Saxon' in the local web site, but more likely 12th-century Norman [http://www.diseworth.org/HISTORY.HTM] [accessed 30 September 2007]

REFERENCES

  • Upcott, William, A bibliographical account of the principal works relating to English topography, London: Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1818, [vol. III, part II, p. 518 and pl. lxxxii / [http://books.google.com/books?id=gLwuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=upcott+1818&source=web&ots=lJwT-K00zU&sig=oVT6Kc6G03vqjYf4Synuk_Aek9w#PPP15,M1] [accessed 30 September 2007]