Hilmarton

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view of church exterior - south view

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view of church interior

Scene Description: ca. 1903

Image Source: B&W photograph in Marsh (1903)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17845HIL

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Laurence [aka St. Lawrence's]

Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]

Church Location: Church Road, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, SN11 8SD

Country Name: England

Location: Wiltshire, South West

Directions to Site: Located 5 km NE of Calne

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury

Historical Region: Hundred of Kingsbridge

Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Transitional / Early English

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Marsh (1903) does not mention a font here but notes: "the nave arcade [...] dates from the end of the twelfth century". The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 9, 1970) notes: "The church of Hilmarton is first mentioned in 1291 when it was valued for the taxation of Pope Nicholas. [...] at £20. [...] The church of St. Lawrence, so called by the earlier 15th century, [...] was so thoroughly restored in the 19th century that the date of the original fabric is not immediately obvious. [...] The oldest feature of the restored church is the north arcade of c. 1200." There is no font mentioned in the VCH entry for this church.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.476657, -1.974033

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 28′ 35.96″ N, 1° 58′ 26.52″ W

UTM: 30U 571251 5703332

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-01-11 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.

Marsh, A.E.W., A History of the borough and town of Calne, and some account of the villages, etc., in the vicinity, Calne: Robert S. Heath, [1903]