Ritson East / Ristuna / East Ritson

INFORMATION

Font ID: 19004RIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_East_Ruston
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: [not located]
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of Norwich]
Historical Region: Hundred of Happing
Font Notes:
Blomefield (1805-1810), in his entry for "Ritson East" writes: "The Church is dedicated to St. Mary, and was a rectory; Jeffrey and Ralph Baynard, about the reign of William I. gave the advowson to the priory of Lewes", but the change from rectory to vicarage appears to have taken place much later, as Blomefield (ibid.) lists rectors from 1270 to 1351, when "the rectory was appropriated to the chapel of St. George, at Windsor"; the first vicar listed is "John Rest, vicar, presented by the custos, &c. of Windsor", in 1359. [NB: we have not been able to identify this Ritson East St. Mary's with a present place in Norfolk, even though Blomefield lists all vicars though 1757].

REFERENCES

  • Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810, vol. 9: 336-340 / [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78557] [accessed 15 January 2014]