Bletchingdon No. 2 / Bletchingham / Blicestone
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20803BLE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles
Font Location in Church: E of the S dooor
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: Tollbrook Corner, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire OX5 3DL, United Kingdom
Site Location: Oxfordshire, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off Islip Road, 3 km N of Kidlington, 10 km SW of Bicester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Kirtlington [in Domesday] -- Hundred of Ploughley
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in English Heritage [Listing NGR: SP5065318058] (1966) reports a "C15 cinquefoiled stoup to east of south door", as well as the 18th-century font [cf. Index entry for Bletchingdon No. 1]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 619463 5746800
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.859191, -1.265207
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 51′ 33.09″ N, 1° 15′ 54.74″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cinquefoiled
Basin Exterior Shape: cinquesfoiled