Thetford No. 11 / Deodford / Tedford / Tefford / Tetford / Theford / Sitomagus (Nrflk.) [disappeared?]

INFORMATION

FontID: 18349THE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Martin [demolished]
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Historical Region: Burgh of Thetford -- partly in Suffolk
Century and Period: 11th century, Pre-Conquest
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "St. Martin's. Was another of the churches appendant to St. Mary's the Great, in the Confessor's [d. 1066] and Conqueror's days [i.e., 1066-1087], and was also given by Bishop Arfast to his son; but how it went afterwards, where it stood, or when demolished, I cannot find; it is said to be on the Suffolk side, and is often mentioned, though I cannot say, but I think it some way or other ceased to be parochial, about Edward III. [i.e., 1327-1377] not finding it numbered among the parish churches, since that time." [NB: we have no information on the font from the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 346281 5809044

REFERENCES

Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810