Church Stoke No. 2 / Churchstoke / Cirestoc / Yr Ystog

INFORMATION

FontID: 17038CHU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra [earlier dedication: St. Mary]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located 13 km SSE of Welshpool [Coordinates: 52° 32′ 24″ N, 3° 4′ 37.2″ W 52.54, -3.077] [Diocese of Hereford]
Historical Region: formerly Montgomeryshire
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
The inventory of the RCAHM (Montgomery, 1911) entry for this church notes of its 20th August 1909 visit: "The font is modern; an earlier font, of 15th century date, serves as a flower pot in the churchyard, and is suffering from exposure to the weather."

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, An inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of the County of Montgomery, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1911