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INFORMATION

FontID: 14368BOU
Church/Chapel: Old Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: remains of the old church are just N of the Green -- the new church is at: Church Street, Boughton, NN2 8SJ, Boughton, Northamptonshire, NN2 8SJ
Country Name: England
Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6 km N of Northampton
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough
Historical Region: Hundred of Spelhoe
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated
The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 4, 1937) informs: "The ruins of the old church of St. John stand to the north-east of Boughton Green on a site which falls from west to east. The building consisted of chancel, north chapel, nave, and west tower with spire and was of 14th-century date […] The chapel of St. John the Baptist, now the parish church […] The font, pulpit, […] and all the fittings are modern" [NB: we have no information on the font of the old church in ruins]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 643289 5793146

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-05-28 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.