Wilshamsted / Wilsamsted / Wilstead / Winessamestede
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rob Farrow, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 March 2006 by Rob Farrow [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/136209] [accessed 18 September 2015]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 17692WIL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Pollards Close, Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire MK45 3HH
Country Name: England
Location: Bedfordshire, East
Directions to Site: Located off the A6, 8 km S of Bedford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Redbornestoke
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
There is an entry for Wilshamstead [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0643/wilshamstead/] [accessed 18 September 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it]. The Victoria County History (Bedfordshire, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church of Wilshamstead was the property of Elstow Abbey from the 13th century till its dissolution in 1539", but adds that the earliest parts of the present church, the south arcade and the head of the south door date from ca. 1340. There is no mention of a font in the VCH entry. [NB: we have no information on the medival font here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.078784,
-0.451726
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 4′ 43.62″ N,
0° 27′ 6.22″ W
UTM: 30U 674619 5772865
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-10-24 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.