Yatton nr. Weston-super-Mare No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15276YAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A370, 12-13 km EEN of Weston-super-Mare, 20-25 km WSW of Bristol
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Additional Comments: disused font / buried font
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Proceedings (1881) of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (1882): "There was existing here some years ago a portion of a Norman font, now buried underground".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
REFERENCES
- Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Proceedings [1881-1882] of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Taunton: Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1882-1883, pt. II: 12