Ston Easton / Little Stonyeston

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15315STO

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century, Norman

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin [formerly Chapel of Little Stonyeston]

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Address: High Street, Ston Easton, Somerset ST65SW

Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located on the A37, 12 km N of Shepton Mallet, 22 km SW of Bath

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells

Additional Comments: disappeared font?

Font Notes: Click to view

The National Monuments Record, English Heritage [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267976] [accessed 15 September 2009] reports a "C18 bowl font" in this church. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to Norman times or earlier, but we have no information on the earlier fonts]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 532026 5680939

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.278889, -2.540833

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 16′ 44″ N, 2° 32′ 27″ W