Martley No. 2 / Mardelega / Marklegh / Martele / Martelei / Mercelei / Merlea / Merlega / Merlei / Merlie / Mertelai / Mertelega / Mertelu

INFORMATION

FontID: 19476MAR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QA
Country Name: England
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 15 km NW of Worcester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Worcester
Historical Region: Hundred of Doddingtree
Font Location in Church: Outside, by the north doorway, E side
Century and Period: 12th century (early?), Norman
Miller (1890) writes: "There is a fine Norman doorway to the nave, near to which is the stoop [i.e., stoup] [...] The font is modern." The Victoria County History (Worcester, vol. 4, 1924) notes: "in the north wall is an original early 12thcentury doorway. [...]Built against the eastern external jamb is a mutilated stoup."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.235399, -2.358124
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 14′ 7.43″ N, 2° 21′ 29.24″ W
UTM: 30U 543693 5787462

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2014-10-27 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Miller, George [Revd.], The Parishes of the Diocese of Worcester, Birmingham: Hall & English, 1890