Tempsford / Tamiseford / Tamise-forda / Temeseforda / Temys-ford

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18027TEM
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: Church Street, Tempsford, Central Bedfordshire SG19 2AN
Country Name: England
Location: Bedfordshire, East
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SW of St. Neot's, 14 km ENE of Bedford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans [formerly in the diocese of Ely]
Historical Region: Hundred of Biggleswade
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the tower
Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated
The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 2, 1908) notes: "The first mention that has been found of the church of Tempsford is the grant of it in 1129 to the priory and convent of St. Neots by Robert de Carun [...] In 1291 Tempsford church was worth £8 [...] There is apparently no work of an earlier date than the middle of the fourteenth century, to which period the main structure belongs, nor is there any definite evidence of the earlier church from which the present building has developed. [...] The font, which stands under the tower, is of plain fourteenth-century work". [NB: we have no information on the font of the original church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 684781 5783108

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-05-02 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.