Stowell nr. Yeovil / Stanwelle
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 13302STO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Church Location: Stowell, Somerset, DT9 4PE
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the B3145, 5 km N of Milborne Port, 8 km SSW of Wincanton, 19 km ENE of Yeovil
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of Horethorne [in Domesday]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
There is an entry for this Stowell [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST6822/stowell/] [accessed 21 October 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. There is no mention of this font in Phelps (1836). Wade & Wade (1929) report a Norman font in this church. The Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 7, 1999), however, notes: "A rector was mentioned in 1272 but the advowson was recorded in the early 13th century. [...] The church of ST. MARY MAGDALENE, so dedicated by 1545 [...] The oldest part of the church is the 14th-century base of the tower. [...] The font may date from the 13th century". Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958).
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
51.001021,
-2.450284
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
51° 0′ 3.68″ N,
2° 27′ 1.02″ W
UTM: 30U 538572 5650082
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2008-01-05 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Wade, G.H., Somerset, London: Methurn & Co., 1929