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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18353THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Laurence [demolished in the 14thC?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
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. 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, vol. 2: 59-76 / [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78031] [accessed 7 March 2013]