Anston
INFORMATION
Font ID: 21819ANS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?) / 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Notes: orig. nave may be ca. 1170s; the rest C14 or later
Church Address: 3 Church Ct, South Anston, Sheffield S25 5DH, UK -- Tel.: 01909 519876
Site Location: South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A57, 19-20 km ESE of Sheffield
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Sheffield
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the late-12thC here; also, one from 14thC?)
Font Notes:
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No individual entry found for Anston in the Domesday survey. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK5196483702] notes: "Church. C14 with C15 tower and clerestorey, restored 1886 and 1890", but mentions no font in it.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 618414 5912432
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.347761, -1.221125
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 20′ 51.94″ N, 1° 13′ 16.05″ W