Chillington / Lower Chillington

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "St.James church, Chillington. Renovated several times over the intervening years, the church was originally built in the 13th century."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Geoff Young, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2011 by Geoff Young [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2577158] [accessed 21 February 2018]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 13406CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. James
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Church Location: Lambert Lane, Lower Chillington, Ilminster TA19 0PU, UK -- Tel.: +44 1460 240228
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A30, 5-6 km WNW of Crewkerne, 8 km E of Chard
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of South Petherton
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes:
No entry found for this Chillington in the Domesday survey. Wade & Wade (1929) mention "an early font". Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958). The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 4, 1978) notes: "The church at Chillington first occurs as a dependent chapel of South Petherton at the end of the 13th century [...] The chancel is partly of the 13th century [...] extensive restoration took place in 1909, when the chancel roof was replaced, the organ chamber constructed, and the font largely renewed" [NB: whatever the last two words may mean in this context; replaced?]. No font mentioned in the British Listed Buildings listing for this church [Listing NGR: ST3897111087].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.895871, -2.869019
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 53′ 45.14″ N, 2° 52′ 8.47″ W
UTM: 30U 509211 5638254

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2018-02-21 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Wade, G.H., Somerset, London: Methurn & Co., 1929