Worth No. 2 / Orde

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18245WOR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Address: Church Road, Worth, West Sussex, RH10 7RT
Site Location: West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just E of Crawley
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Historical Region: Hundred of Buttinghill -- Rape of Lewes -- Sussex
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 7, 1940) notes: "East of the south doorway and south of the west doorway, set in pointed recesses and with half the bowl now cut away, are stoups, probably 14th century." [cf. Index entry for Worth No. 1 for the baptismal font in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 700079 5665977
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.1103, -0.1416
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 6′ 37.08″ N, 0° 8′ 29.76″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Drainage System: no drainage system

REFERENCES

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