Williton No. 1 / Willetone

INFORMATION

FontID: 13441WIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: off Bridge Street, Williton, TA4 4NS Somerset, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A39, just SE of Watchet
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of Williton
Font Location in Church: [destroyed]
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
There is an entry for Williton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST0741/williton/] [accessed 2 April 2018], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for St. Decumans in the Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 5, 1985) notes: "Before 1202 Robert FitzUrse granted his right in the advowson of Williton chapel to the church of St. Decuman. [...] The chapel, which had a resident chaplain, had no burial ground, and attendance at the mother church was required at festivals, [...] The church, formerly the chapel, of ST. PETER was dedicated by the early 14th century to All Saints [...] The building was heavily restored and the north aisle and vestry added in 1856–9 by C. E. Giles [...] The alabaster font was bought in 1666". The Quantock Online Community website [http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/quantocks/villages/williton/williton01.html] [accessed 18 March 2008] notes: "During the civil war the font was damaged by vandals". The Parish web site [http://saintpeterswilliton.co.uk/history.html] [accessed 18 March 2008] adds that the old font was destroyed in 1657. [cf. Index entry for Williton No. 2 for its replacement]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.118056, -3.415
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 7′ 5″ N, 3° 24′ 54″ W
UTM: 30U 470954 5663035

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2018-04-02 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.