Eynesbury / Einulbesberie / Enysburie / Eynesbiri / Eynesbiry

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view of church exterior

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2011 by Colin Hinson [www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Eynesbury/] [accessed 24 April 2012]

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2011 by Colin Hinson [www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Eynesbury/] [accessed 24 April 2012]

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2011 by Colin Hinson [www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Eynesbury/] [accessed 24 April 2012]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18012EYN

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Country Name: England

Location: Cambridgeshire, East

Directions to Site: Eynesbury is now practically a suburb of St. Neots, and part of this town since 1876; 15 km SSW of Huntingdon

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ely

Historical Region: formerly Huntingdonshire -- Hundred of Toseland

Century and Period: 11th century, Norman

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Hinson, of www.yorkshireCDbooks.com, for his photographs of this church and modern font.

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The Victoria County History (Huntingdon, vol. 2, 1932) notes: "The Church of St. Mary was mentioned in 1086, when it belonged to Countess Judith's manor [...] but the earliest work visible is the late 12thcentury north arcade of the nave, and possibly the base of the south wall of the chancel. Considerable rebuilding seems to have taken place during the latter half of the 13th century [...] The modern font is octagonal on a central and four small shafts." The VCH (ibid.) adds that the baptismal register starts 25 October 1545. [NB: we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 686760 5788808

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-04-24 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.