Bedworth / Bedeword

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Scene Description: EXT NW digital photograph taken 8 June 2014 by Mike Faherty [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4019198] [accessed 21 January 2015]

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 June 2014 by Mike Faherty [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4019198] [accessed 21 January 2015]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19675BED
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: 2 High Street, Bedworth, West Midlands, CV12 8NH
Country Name: England
Location: Warwickshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A444, 5 km S of Nuneaton, 10 km N of Coventry
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Coventry
Historical Region: Hundred of Bumbelowe [in Domesday] -- Hundred of Knightlow
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English? / Decorated?
There is an entry for Bedworth [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SP3586/bedworth/] [accessed 21 January 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor priest in it. The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 6, 1951) notes: "he first mention of a priest at Bedworth is in 1297, when protection was granted to Master Robert de Craft, parson. [...] The earliest surviving remains are of the 14th century, as indicated by blocks of red sandstone dug up when the foundations of the present church were being prepared, and afterwards incorporated in them"; no font mentioned in the VCH entry. No font noted in the English Heritage listing for this church [Listing NGR: SP3592786919] (1949) either. The present font is modern, an octagonal basin with decorated panels (quatrefoil, symbols, etc.) raised on a cluster of columns; on a plinth. Tall octagonal pyramidal font cover with open-work in the lower half; avian finial. Both modern. [NB: we have no information on the font from the original 13th-century church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.478942, -1.472844
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 28′ 44.19″ N, 1° 28′ 22.24″ W
UTM: 30U 603714 5815406

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2015-01-21 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.