Uffington nr. Stamford

INFORMATION

FontID: 17742UFF
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Church Location: School Lane, Uffington, Lincolnshire PE9 4UD
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A16, 3 km E of Stamford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Medieval
The present [November 2011] font at this church is modern, of stone, an octagonal basin with large round marble (?) inserts in each side; raised on a broad central column and eight outer colonnettes, the latter of the garish marble comnbinations faboured in Victorian font design and with ornate capitals and bases. Flat octagonal wooden cover, also modern. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to ca. 1200, but we have no information of the medieval font here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 673814 5837120