Warfield / Warfeld / Warwelt / Werrefeld
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17753WAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century, Pre-Conquest? / Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St Michael the Archangel [aka St, Michael and All Angels']
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Church Lane, Warfield, Berkshire, RG42 6EG
Site Location: Berkshire, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Bracknell
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Wargrave
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for Warfield [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SU8872/warfield/] [accessed 23 March 2015]; it mentions a priest and church lands in it. The Victoria County History (Berkshire, vol. 3, 1923) notes: "One hide of land in Warfield was held in 1086 by a priest from Geoffrey de Mandeville [...] The oldest part of the [church] building is the north aisle, which dates back to the 13th century," The VCH entry mentions no font. [NB: we do not have any information on the medieval font here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 657392 5701312
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.4411, -0.7353
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 26′ 27.96″ N, 0° 44′ 7.08″ W
REFERENCES
- Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.