Kilmington nr. Axminster / Chenemetone / Kilmenton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14272KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles, Kilmington
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: Kilmington, Axminster EX13 7RF, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7752 098001
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A35, 3 km SW of Axminster
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Exeter
Historical Region: Hundred of Axminster [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
Not mentioned in Pevsner (1952). "The octagonal Perpendicular font with the characteristic ornaments of quatrefoils and cusped niches [...] is small but a very good example of 15th century work and has an interesting old wooden cover" [source: G.M. Elliot, 'A brief history of Kilmington' [http://kilmingtonvillage.com/publications/brief_history_of_kilmington/brief_history_of_kilmington.html] [accessed 23 February 2009]]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]