Staplegrove

INFORMATION

FontID: 14679STA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located just NW of Taunton
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Early English
Font Notes:
Jeboult (1873) notes: "The font is new and of elegant design. It is supported by polished marble pillars. It was presented in 1857 by Mr. H. Davies, of Taunton, who is a native of the parish." [NB: this same source gives the fabric of the church as Early English, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.030628, -3.126517
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 1′ 50.26″ N, 3° 7′ 35.46″ W
UTM: 30U 491128 5653238

REFERENCES

Jeboult, Edward, A General Account of West Somerset, description of the Valley of the Tone, and the history of the twon of Taunton, Taunton: Somerset and Bristol Steam-press, 1873