Testerton / Estretuna

Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: the ruins of St. Remigius' church in 2006
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken August 2006 by Simon Knott [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/testerton/testerton.htm] [accessed 6 August 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 15201TES
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Remigius [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located 2 km ENE of Colkirk, between Fakenham and Great Ryburgh
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Norwich
Historical Region: Hundreds of Gallow and Brothercross
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: , Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk], for his photograph of the remains of this church
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes; "It is called, in Domesday Book, Estretuna [...] The Church of Testerton, is dedicated to St. Remigius, and is a rectory", and names "Richard de Elyngham" first recorded rector, in 1324, but notes that the advowson of this church change hands "In the 13th of Edward I [i.e., 1285] [...] by fine". The last rector of this church listed in Blomefield (ibid.) took over in 1749. White's Directory of 1845 notes that the church of Testerton St. Remigius "has been long in ruins", and Kelly's 1883 Directory reports: "The church, which fell into ruins many years since, has almost disappeared, a portion of the tower alone remains". Knott (2006) writes: "If you don't know where to look, St Remigius disguises itself rather effectively as a large tree, and it is only when you are immediately to the west of it that you can see the tower window [...] At some point, probably in the 18th century, the ruined tower has been surrounded by an iron fence, and forgotten." [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.803281,
0.873369
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 48′ 11.81″ N,
0° 52′ 24.13″ E
UTM: 31U 356642 5852507
REFERENCES
Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810
Kelly, Kelly's Directory for Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., 1883
Knott, Simon, The Norfolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 2004. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon (February 2005]. Accessed: 2013-08-06 00:00:00. URL: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
White, William, History, gazetteer, and directory of Norfolk and the city and County of the city of Norwich [...], Sheffield: Robert Leader, 1845