Wexham

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17430WEX

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Address: Church Lane, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6LH

Site Location: Buckinghamshire, South East, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 4 km NE of Slough, near the border with Berks.

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford

Historical Region: Hundred of Stoke

Additional Comments: image of the church interior with the small font at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerry_lake/3924152904/ [download disabled]

Font Notes: Click to view

N entry found for Wexham in the Domesday survey. Sheahan (1862) reports a piscina remaining on the "small, plain, ancient building" of the church, but does not mention a font in it. The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 3, 1925) notes that the nave of this church "dates from the 12th century", but does not mention a font in it either. The present font consists of a ridiculously small round stone basin raised on a thick pedestal base; it is located at the west end of the nave, beneath the window. [NB: we have no information on the original medieval font].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 668511 5710884

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.5239, -0.5709

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 31′ 26.04″ N, 0° 34′ 15.24″ W

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Sheahan, James Joseph, History and topography of Buckinghamshire, comprising a general survey of the county, preceded by an epitome of the early history of Great Britain, London; Pontefract: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; William Edward Bonas [...], 1862, p. 875