Upton nr. Northampton

INFORMATION

FontID: 14589UPT

Church/Chapel: Church of St. Michael [originally a manor church; later a chapel of ease]

Church Patron Saints: St. Michael

Country Name: England

Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands

Directions to Site: Located on the A45, near Sixfields, 2-3 km W of Northampton

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Century and Period: 12th century, Norman

Church Notes: Originally built as a chapel of the manor house (Upton Hall). Later a chapel of ease of Northampton St. Peter's. The church has been closed [redundant] since 1980. It is now [2009] under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

[NB: we have no information on the original font of the Norman building]