Foston nr. Grantham / Foztun / Foztune
Results: 3 records
view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 January 2008 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/669806] [accessed 29 August 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: source caption: "Much 13th century Early English work and a 12th century chancel arch inside"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 January 2008 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/669802] [accessed 29 August 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19398FOS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Long Street, Foston, Lincolnshire NG32 2LG
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in the South Kesteven district, opff the A1, 10 km NW of Grantham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Loveden
Font Notes:
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There are two entries for this Foston [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8542/foston/] [accessed 29 August 2014], neither of which reports a priest or church in it. English Heritage [Listing NGR: SK8586642962] (1966) lists a " C12 octagonal font supported on claws, with decorated panels" in this church.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 652838 5872091
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.976593, -0.723657
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 58′ 35.74″ N, 0° 43′ 25.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal