Little Bardfield

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16785BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Katharine [aka Katherine, Catherine]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17539945
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 2 km NW of Great Barfield, 6 km E of Thaxted [Coordinates: 51° 57′ 2.21″ N, 0° 24′ 50.57″ E 51.950613, 0.414047]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Notes:
The British Listed Buikldings database [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-121145-church-of-st-katharine-little-bardfield] [accessed 14 July 2010] notes: "Octagonal font with sunk quatrefoiled panels, moulded base." [NB: the tower of the church could be 11th-century, but we have no information on the earlier font of this church]