Garforth / Gereford / Gereforde
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21850GAR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Church Ln, Garforth, Leeds LS25 1NR, UK -- Tel.: +44 113 286 3737
Country Name: England
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A642, S of the M1, about 10 km E of Leeds
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leeds
Historical Region: Hundred of Skyrack
Century and Period: 11th century, Pre-Conquest? / Norman
Church Notes: medieval church demolished ca. 1844; present church is mid-19thC re-building
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
There are two entries for Gartorth [varian spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SE4033/garforth/] [accessed 26 October 2018]; the first entry reporths three priests and three churches in it, the second entry reports a church in it. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE4101733106] mentions no font in the 19th-century re-built church.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
53.792583,
-1.378778
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
53° 47′ 33.3″ N,
1° 22′ 43.6″ W
UTM: 30U 606794 5961664