Warmingham
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view of church exterior - south view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2006 by Stephen Crave [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/213610] [accessed 14 Janaury 2015]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19662WAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1300?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Leonard
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leonard
Church Notes: the base of a medieval sandstone cross found in the grouds of the church is dated "circa 1298 or later" -- church rebuilt in stone in 1870 by R. C. Hussey.
Church Address: Warmingham Road, Warmingham CW11 3QP
Site Location: Cheshire, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km W of Sandbach
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chester
Historical Region: Hundred of Northwich
Additional Comments: didsappeared font (the one from the ca.1300 church here)
Font Notes:
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English Heritage [Listing NGR: SJ7090261074] (1967) reports a "C16 carved oak font cover", but mentions no font. The Baptism register starts in 1538 [Cheshire Record Office call number: P211/1/1-3, P211/2, P211/3/13, P211/4]. [NB: we have no information on the font of the ca. 1300 church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 537689 5888660
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.146, -2.4365
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 8′ 45.6″ N, 2° 26′ 11.4″ W
LID INFORMATION
Date: 16th century?
Material: wood, oak
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]