Horn nr. Stamford / Hernseld / Horne / Hornefeld / Hornfield / Hornseld / Thorn

INFORMATION

FontID: 19941HOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints [disappeared by 1811]
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Country Name: England
Location: Rutland, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A1, 10 km NW of Stamford
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of Peterborough]
Historical Region: Hundred of Witchley [in Domesday] --
Century and Period: 11th century, Pre-Conquest? / Norman
Font Notes:
There are two entries for Horn [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SK9511/horn/] [accessed 16 July 2015], one of which mentions a priest, but not a church, in it, though there probably was one there. Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-1872) reports there was no church in Horn at the time. The Victoria County History (Rutland, vol. 2, 1935) notes: "A priest was returned in the Domesday Survey with the Bishop's manor of Horn, [cf. supra] which may indicate that this was the manor to which the church was attached. [...] The church of Horn dedicated to ALL SAINTS [...] fell into ruin probably in the 15th century. [...] In 1539 it was described as once a church, but now devastated [...] Its site is uncertain, but it is believed to be in Exton Park, where, near a thorn tree, the rector was inducted in 1809. Blore, writing in 1811, states that 'not a single fragment now remains of the edifice.'"

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 662786 5841288

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2015-07-16 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.