Norhill / Norgewele / Norrell / Nortgible, Nortgivele / Nortgylle / Northiell / Nortyevele / Norwell

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17687NOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1330?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Northill, Bedfordshire
Site Location: Bedfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km WNW of Biggleswade
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Wixamtree
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church of St. Mary the Virgin [...] It is a beautiful and dignified building, begun about 1330 [...] The church was repaired in 1862"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH. The Bedford Council site [www.bedfordshire.go.uk] [accessed 18 October 2011] notes: "the medieval font was replaced by a modern one in 1828, the roof was re-covered in 1832-1833 and yet another new font provided in 1858". [NB: we have no information on the medieval font here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 683327 5776174

REFERENCES

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