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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18349THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century, Pre-Conquest
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin [demolished]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Site Location: Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Historical Region: Burgh of Thetford -- partly in Suffolk
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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, vol. 2: 59-76 / [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78031] [accessed 7 March 2013]