Quinton nr. Birmingham

INFORMATION

Font ID: 19495QUI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: 1841
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century, Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Christ Church
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ
Church Address: Hagley Road West, Quinton, West Midlands, B32 1AJ -- Tel.: +44 121 422 2031
Site Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 4 km NE of Halesowen, 8 km WSW of Birmingham, now its suburb
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Birmingham
Historical Region: Hundred of Halfshire
Font Notes:
Miller (1890) reports a church of 1841 here, Chirch Church. There appears not to have been an earlier church/chapel here before the present one.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 567284 5812841
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.461595, -2.00967
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 27′ 41.74″ N, 2° 0′ 34.81″ W

REFERENCES

  • Miller, George [Revd.], The Parishes of the Diocese of Worcester, Birmingham: Hall & English, 1890, vol. 2: 74-75