Swindon nr. Reading / Suindune

INFORMATION

FontID: 17847SWI
Church/Chapel: Parish Church [later of The Holy Rood]
Church Patron Saints: [Holy Cross]
Country Name: England
Location: Wiltshire, South West
Directions to Site: Located halfway between Bristol (W) and Reading (E)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Historical Region: Hundred of Kingsbridge
Century and Period: 12th century, Medieval
The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 9, 1970) notes: "The church of Swindon is first mentioned towards the end of the 12th century when it was given to the Augustinian priory of Southwick (Hants) by Robert Pont de l'Arche. [...] This church most probably stood upon the site of the parish church, later dedicated to Holy Rood, in which there are thought to have been traces of Norman work. [...] The church was partly rebuilt in 1748"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH entry. [NB: we have no informatkion on the medieval font of this church; all the other churches in Swindon are modern].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 584571 5712807

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-01-13 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.