Pirton / Periton / Peritune / Perton / Pirigtun / Puriton / Pyerton / Pyritune / Pyrton / Pyryton

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view of basin

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Halling, 2006

Image Source: digtal photograph taken 14 January 2006 by Philip Halling [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/298811] [accessed 17 October 2014]

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view of church exterior - south portal

Scene Description: Source caption: "The south doorway in Pirton church is originally 12th century but has been restored."

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "St Peter's church, Pirton, viewed from the south-west. The tower is situated on the northern side of the church and therefore from this aspect only the top is visible."

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view of church interior - nave - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Stonework from the base of the original tower of Pirton church, which situated in the middle of the church."

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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INFORMATION

FontID: 16559PIR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter [originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist]
Church Location: Kemsey Common, Pirton, Worcestershire WR8 9ED
Country Name: England
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located E of Kempsey
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Worcester
Historical Region: Hundred of Pershore
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only?] [composite font?], Medieval [composite]
There is an entry for this Pirton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO8847/pirton/] [accessed 17 October 2014], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Miller (1890) reports a "small but interesting" church with a Norman south portal, but does not mention a font in it. Noake (1848) writes: "The font is probably coeval with the old walls; it is large and basin shaped, but much shattered." Noake (ibid.) reports the dedication of the church in 1285 and notes that the church was already a century old at the time. The Victoria County History (Worcestershire, vol. 4, 1924) notes: "The side walls of the nave date from the early 12th century, when the church had a central tower, of which the present chancel arch formed the eastern support. [...] The font is of doubtful date, having a shallow round bowl, an octagonal stem and a square base." The VCH (ibid.) further notes that the dedication to St. Peter dates from 1285, while the original dedication appears to have been to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist. English Heritage (1965) reports: "The font has a shallow bowl on an octagonal stem with square base, and is possibly C12." Brooks & Pevsner (2007) note: "Font, perhaps C12; shallow round bowl, octagonal stem." Described and illustrated in the CRSBI (2014): "Shallow conical bowl with chamfered rim, on later stem and base. Plain, with repair on one side. Lead-lined."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.119576, -2.168497
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 7′ 10.48″ N, 2° 10′ 6.59″ W
UTM: 30U 556930 5774664

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: lead lining
Rim Thickness: 11 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 56 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 78 cm*
Basin Depth: 19 cm*
Basin Total Height: 24 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * CRSBI (2014)

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2010-05-20 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Brooks, Alan, Worcestershire, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2007
Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Accessed: 2010-06-02 00:00:00. URL: http://www.crsbi.ac.uk.
Miller, George [Revd.], The Parishes of the Diocese of Worcester, Birmingham: Hall & English, 1890
Noake, John, The rambler in Worcestershire, or, Stray notes on churches and congregations, Worcester: Published and sold by all booksellers, 1848