Fairstead

INFORMATION

FontID: 16726FAI
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Fairstead Hall Road, Fairstead, Essex, CM3 2AT
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km WNW of Witham, NW of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Century and Period: 11th century (late?), Medieval
Church Notes: noteworthy Passion Cycle murals of the early 14th century: noted and illustrated by Anne Marshall (2000) [http://www.paintedchurch.org/fairstpc.htm] [accessed 23 June 2010]
The Bristish Listed Buildings website [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-115361-parish-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-fair] [accessed 23 June 2010] notes: "Parish church. Late C11, extended in early C13, restored in C19 [...] The font is C18, with a round marble bowl on a tapering column and octagonal base of limestone." [NB: we have no information on the medieval font(s) of this church]