Clunbury / Cluneberie

INFORMATION

FontID: 16097CLU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Swithun
Church Patron Saints: St. Swithun [aka Swithin]
Country Name: England
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B4368, WNW of Ludlow
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
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
Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006