Thetford No. 15 / Deodford / Tedford / Tefford / Tetford / Theford / Sitomagus

INFORMATION

FontID: 18353THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Laurence [demolished in the 14thC?]
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: [cf. FontNotes]
Historical Region: Burgh of Thetford -- partly in Suffolk
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "St. Laurence. Was a rectory on the Suffolk side, given to the canons by their founder; the Archdeacon's Register tells me it was taxed at half a mark, that the Prior was perpetual rector, and served it by a stipendiary curate in Edward the Third's time [i.e., 1327-1377]. Where it stood, how, or when demolished, I know not". [NB: we do not have information on the font from this church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 346281 5809044

REFERENCES

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