Walton nr. Felixstowe
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Mary, Walton. The original church was derelict in the 19th Century and was rebuilt by Frederick Barnes between 1857-67."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tim Marchant, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 September 2010 by Tim Marchant [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065471] [accessed 28 June 2017]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 15552WAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: High St, Walton, Walton IP11 9DS, Suffolk, IP11 9DS
Country Name: England
Location: Suffolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located off the A154, W of Felixtowe, now a suburb of it
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
Historical Region: Hundred of Colnes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
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There are three entries for Walton in the Domesday Survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TM2939/walton/] [accessed 28 June 2017], one of which mentions a church and church lands in it. A font in this church is noted in Parker (1855) as a good Perpendicular font with a panelled basin.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.970558, 1.339774
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 58′ 14.01″ N, 1° 20′ 23.18″ E
UTM: 31U 385954 5759065
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Parker, John Henry, The Ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England [...] Suffolk, 1855