Longden / Languedune

INFORMATION

FontID: 16363LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Ruthen
Country Name: England
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SW of Shrewsbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lichfield
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Newman & Pevsner (2006) note: "Font. 1829, made for Pontesbury church and brought here in 1864. Grey marble bowl on a white baluster stem." [NB: the church may be as old as the 16th century, possibly as a chapel, but we have no evidence of an earlier font]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 511703 5833574

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006