Campton / Cambleton / Camelton / Campton-cum-Shefford

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18029CAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Rectory Road, Campton, Central Bedfordshire SG17 5PF
Site Location: Bedfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 11 km SW of Biggleswade
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans [formerly in the diocese of Ely]
Historical Region: Hundred of Clifton
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church)
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 2, 1908) notes: "The church of All Saints [...] development from the thirteenth century is clear, but no evidence of earlier work remains. [...] The font near the north door is of white marble and entirely modern. [...] The first book of the registers begins in 1568". {NB: the presdent font is 19th-century; we have no information on the font of the 13th-century church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 681242 5767559

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.