Edstaston / Stanestune

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16309EDS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B5476, NNE of Wem, SSW of Whitchurch
Font Notes:
In his entry for Edstaston, Anderson (1864) notes: "Concerning the interesting ancient chapel here early records are silent". Newman & Pevsner (2006) date the church itself to the late-12th century, but do not mention a font in it.

REFERENCES

  • Anderson, John Corbet, Shropshire, its early history and antiquities, comprising […], London: Willis and Sotheran, 1864, p. 386