Thorley nr. Yarmouth / Torlei
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view of church exterior - churchyard, cemetery
Scene Description: Source caption: "Part of the churchyard at the old St Swithun's Church, Thorley Road, Thorley, Isle of Wight, England. The original parish church Thorley, built in the 13th century and demolished in 1871 when a new church with the same dedication was built nearby. The remaining part serves as a mortuary chapel."
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Scene Description: Old St Swithun's
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view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: the modern church of 1871
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: Old St Swithun's
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Old St Swithun's
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INFORMATION
FontID: 14625THO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Swithin [aka St. Swithun's]
Church Patron Saints: St. Swithun [aka Swithin]
Church Location: Seven Sisters Rd / Thorley Rd, Thorley, Yarmouth PO41 0SS, UK [church coordinates are for the old church]
Country Name: England
Location: Isle of Wight, South East
Directions to Site: Located off the B3401 [aka Main Rd], 2 km ESE of Yarmouth, 15 km W of Newport
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Portsmouth
Historical Region: Hundred of West Medine / Hundred of Bowcombe [in Domesday] -- formerly Hampshire
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Century and Period: 13th century [later base] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church Notes: church here ca. 1100; re-built 13thC; demolished 1871; present church built 1871
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for this Thorley [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SZ3689/thorley/] [accessed 20 February 2020] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Cox (1911) notes: "The neglected church of this parish, about a mile to the south-east of Yarmouth, was pulled down in 1871 […] The old font, with plain octagonal bowl and circular shaft, probably 13th century, with a later battlemented base, was moved to the new church." The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 5, 1912) notes: "The church of Thorley was granted by Richard de Redvers [+1107] to the priory of Christchurch Twyneham [...] Of the ancient church of St. Swithun the only portion remaining is the porch and belfry standing within a small disused graveyard adjoining the manor farm. [...] The present church [...] was erected by subscription on a site further to the north, and consecrated 9 December 1871."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.58713, -1.24381
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 35′ 13.67″ N, 1° 14′ 37.72″ W
UTM: 30U 624318 5605386
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-09-12 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Cox, John Charles, Isle of Wight: its churches and religious houses, London: G. Allen & Sons, 1911