Thetford No. 12 / Deodford / Tedford / Tefford / Tetford / Theford / Sitomagus

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18350THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Edmund [demolished in the 16thC]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Edmund the Martyr [aka Edmund of East Anglia]
Site Location: Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: [cf. FontNotes]
Historical Region: Burgh of Thetford -- partly in Suffolk
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "St. Edmund's. Also stood on the Suffolk side, but whereabouts I do not know; it belonged to the lordship, after to the Earl Warren [probably William de Warrene, 1st Earl, d. 1088], who gave it to the canons. In Edward the Third's time [i.e., 1327-1377] [...]. In Henry the Fourth's time [i.e., 1399-1413], the parish was united to some other, for then it is called the Chapel of St. Edmund; it was demolished at the Reformation [i.e., the English Reformation, 16th century], or some little time before, the parish being destitute of inhabitants."

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]