Lesnewth No. 1 / Lisinwen / Lisniwen / Lysnowydh / Lysnowyth
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design element - motifs - scallop - trumpet scallop - decorated
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15728LES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Knet / St. Michael and All Angels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Knet [aka Knuet] [alternative dedication appears to be St. Michael & All Angels]
Church Address: Lesnewth, Cornwall PL35 0HR
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A39, 7 km ENE of Camelford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Truro
Historical Region: Hundred of Stratton [in Domesday] -- Hundred of Lesnewth
Additional Comments: disused font?
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for Lesnewth [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SX1390/lesnewth/] [accessed 4 November 2014], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. A quadrangular basin now [2008] stands by the baptismal font in use inside the church; it appears to be of rectagular shape but very irregular, with tapering sides decorated with trumpet scallops projecting downwards, a common enough motif found on Norman fonts in the south of England. [cf. Index entry for Lesnewth No. 2 for the later font in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 383547 5615785
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.682233, -4.648404
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 40′ 56.04″ N, 4° 38′ 54.25″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular?
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular?
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular?