Stevington No. 2 / Stethintun / Stevyngton / Steynton / Stiuentone / Stiventone / Stivetone / Styventon

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17679STE

Object Type: Stoup

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century [re-cycled], Medieval

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

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

Church Address: 22 Church Road, Stevington, Bedford Borough MK43 7QB

Site Location: Bedfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located just N of the A428, 6 km WNW of Bedford, between Carlton and Stagsden

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans

Historical Region: Hundred of Willey

Additional Comments: re-cycled stoup: originally part of a window

Font Notes: Click to view

The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "to the east of the doorway is a stoup, the head of which appears to have once formed part of an 11th-century window." [NB: we do not have information on the date when the re-cycling into a stoup took place].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 667205 5782654

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.1722, -0.5532

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 10′ 19.92″ N, 0° 33′ 11.52″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.