Thetford No. 7 / Deodford / Tedford / Tefford / Tetford / Theford / Sitomagus

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18345THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Ethelred [aka St. Audry's] [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ethelred [St. Audry?]
Site Location: Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Historical Region: Burgh of Thetford -- partly in Suffolk
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (of this disappeared church)
Font Notes:
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "St. Ethelred, or St. Audry's Church. Stood on the Suffolk side, being in the deanery of Thetford and archdeaconry of Norwich; it was a rectory in the presentation of the Bishop of Ely, valued in King Edward the Third's time [i.e., 1327-1377] at 20s. [...] I find it in some of the Valors about Henry the Eighth's time [i.e., 1509-1547] valued at 47s. 9d." Blomefield (ibid.) names 'John of Gunthorp, chaplain', as the first recorded rector of this church, in 1303. [NB: we have no information on the font from this disappeared church].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 346281 5809044

REFERENCES

  • Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810, vol. 2: 59-76 / [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78031] [accessed 7 March 2013]