Overstone - Ovestone

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18045OVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Old Parish Church [demolished]
Church Notes: the new Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1803 on a new site from the old demolished church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Address: [the new church is at Court Farm, Overstone, Northamptonshire NN6 0AP -- cf. FontNotes]
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A43, 7 km NE of Northampton
Ecclesiastic Region: [the new church is in the diocese of Peterborough]
Historical Region: Hundred of Spelhoe
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Northampton, vol. 4, 1937) notes: "The advowson of Overstone Church, first mentioned in 1223, [...] was appendant to the manor until the end of the 17th century [...] The old church stood in front of the former manor-house [...] The present building [...] which stands within the park about a quarter of a mile north of the mansion, was erected on a new site about 1803". The VCH does not mention a font in the entry for this parish. [NB: we have no information on the font of the earlier church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 648596 5795607

REFERENCES

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