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view of church exterior - north view
view of church exterior - southeast view
view of church interior - nave - looking east
INFORMATION
FontID: 17457ROT
Church/Chapel: Parish Church
Church Location: 86 The St, Rotherwick, Hook RG27 9BG, UK -- Tel.: +44 1256 760169
Country Name: England
Location: Hampshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A33, 2-3 km NNW of Hook, 5-6 km NW of Odiham, 12 ENE of Basingstoke
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Winchester
Historical Region: Hundred of Odiham
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, by the S doorway
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
No entry found for Rotherwick in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 4, 1911) notes: "Rotherwick was a chapelry dependent on Odiham until 1867 [...] The oldest part of the building is the chancel, which [...] dates from the latter part of the 13th century [...] The font has a plain cylindrical bowl on a modern base, and may be as early as the 12th century; it stands close to the south door of the nave." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SU7134556292] reports "an old font" in it, without further details.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
51.30179,
-0.9804
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
51° 18′ 6.44″ N,
0° 58′ 49.44″ W
UTM: 30U 640787 5685323
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: lead lined
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material:
wood,
oak?
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal and flat, with ball finial/handle; appears modern
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-06-06 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.