Windlesham / Wyndelesham / Wyndesham / Wynsham
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 20232WIN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Church Rd, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6BL, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1276 489408
Country Name: England
Location: Surrey, South East
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Guildford
Historical Region: Hundred of Woking
Date: ca. 1230?
Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Early English
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No entry found for Windlesham in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Surrey, vol. 3, 1911) notes: "The earliest mention of the church of Windlesham is in 1230 [...] When the old church of Windlesham was struck by lightning and burnt in 1676, the registers were burnt, and now date only from that time"; no font mentioned in the VCH entry. The English Heritage entry [Listing NGR: SU9304963731] (1984) notes: "Late C19 octagonal stone font with panelled sides on centre stem and angle columns."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
51.365202,
-0.664807
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
51° 21′ 54.73″ N,
0° 39′ 53.3″ W
UTM: 30U 662560 5693026
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2015-12-18 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.