Lilford / Lylleforde

INFORMATION

FontID: 18043LIL

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter [demolished in 1778]

Church Patron Saints: St. Peter

Country Name: England

Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands

Directions to Site: Located near Wigsthorpe, S of Oundle

Historical Region: Hundred of Huxloe

Century and Period: Medieval

Church Notes: The VCH entry [cf. FontNotes] has: "An engraving of 'Lilford, near Oundle, taken from Ay Church' dated 1757, shows the church standing a short distance to the south-east of Lilford Hall. The tower was of three stages, surmounted by a spire. In 1310 an indulgence was granted to those visiting the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the parish church of Lilford and giving to the fabric of the church or maintenance of the chaplain serving that altar (Linc. Epis. Reg. Memo Dalderby, 161.)"

Font Notes: Click to view

The Victoria County History (Nothampton, vol. 3, 1930) notes: "The presentation to the church was made in 1228 by Walter Oliphant [...] The church of St. Peter was taken down in 1778, and no part of it remains on the site. [...] The registers began in 1560"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH entry for this parish. [NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of Lilford church].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 670643 5811829

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-05-23 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.