Hargrave nr. Raounds No. 2 / Hardegrave / Hartgras / Hartgrave

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14463HAR

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval [composite]

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints [aka All Hallows']

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints

Church Address: Hargrave, Northamptonshire NN9 6BH

Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 2-3 km SE of Raunds, 33 km E of Northampton

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough [formerly in the diocese of Lincoln]

Historical Region: Hundred of Higham Ferrers

Additional Comments: disused font / re-cycled font (garden)

Font Notes: Click to view

The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 4, 1937) notes "A plain octagonal stone font bowl recently found is in the rectory garden." [cf. Index entry for Hargrave No. 1 for the medieval font in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 671730 5800177

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

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