Clunbury / Cluneberie
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16097CLU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Swithun
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Swithun [aka Swithin]
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B4368, WNW of Ludlow
Font Notes:
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Anderson (1864) reports this was an independent parish before 1341. The Salopian Shreds and Patches issue for March 9, 1891 (p. 153) reports the re-opening of this church and notes that the old font has been restored. Noted in Newman & Pevsner (2006) note that it was built in the 12th century and mention the parochial status as in Anderson above; they note the font: "The scalloped bowl is C12".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Anderson, John Corbet, Shropshire, its early history and antiquities, comprising […], London: Willis and Sotheran, 1864, p. 467
- Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 225