Richmond nr. London Bridge / Richemount / Rychemonde / Scenes / Senes, Shene / Shenes / Shine / Syenes / West Shene
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view of church exterior
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font
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INFORMATION
FontID: 20239RIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Church Location: Paradise Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1SN
Country Name: England
Location: Surrey, South East
Directions to Site: Located 25 km N of London Bridge
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwark
Historical Region: Hundred of Kingston
Century and Period: 12th century (early?), Norman
Font Notes:
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No entry found for this Richmond in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Surrey, vol. 3, 1911) notes: "A chapel at Richmond is mentioned in the reign of Henry I when Gilbert the Norman founded Merton Abbey [i.e., 1114], giving it the advowson of Kingston and the four chapels of Petersham, Sheen (now Richmond), East Molesey, and Thames Ditton. [...] The font is modern."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.7923, 0.058
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 47′ 32″ N, 0° 3′ 28″ E
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2015-12-22 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.