Girton nr. Newark-on-Trent / Gretone
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view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: Source caption: "St.Cecilia's church, Girton, Notts. Much restored but some interesting traces of medieval stonework incorporated. Probably the highest spot in Girton, un-touched by water when the Trent floods."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 29 August 2005 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/45527] [accessed 28 June 2016]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 20639GIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Cecilia
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cecilia [aka Caecelia, Cecelia]
Church Notes: original 13thC church, re-built late-19thC
Church Address: High Street, Girton, Nottinghamshire NG23 7JA
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A1133, 15 km NNE of Newark-on-Trent, WSW of Lincoln
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Historical Region: Hundred of Newark
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for this Girton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SK8266/girton/] [accessed 28 June 2016], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for this church in English Heritage [Listing NGR: SK8253666205] (1967) reports a 19th-century "octagonal font on broached octagonal stem" in this medieval church; the font appears to be from the re-building of the church by Ewan Christian in 1879.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 649208 5895647
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.189203, -0.766744
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 11′ 21.13″ N, 0° 46′ 0.28″ W