Hooton Roberts / Hotun

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view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St John the Baptist. This church, on the main A630 Doncaster Road at Hooton Roberts, is of Norman origin and contains 13th Century stained glass. The tower dates from the 15th Century."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mike Smith, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 August 2007 by Mike Smith [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/521315] [accessed 12 November 2018]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 21877HOO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: 4PJ, Doncaster Rd, Rotherham S65, United Kingdom
Country Name: England
Location: South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A630-B6093 crossroads, 7-8 km NE of Rotherham, 12-13 km SW of Doncaster
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Sheffield
Historical Region: Hundred of Strafforth -- formerly WRYrks
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
There is an entry for Hooton [Roberts] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SK4897/hooton-roberts/] [accessed 12 November 2018] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire (1881) [https://forebears.co.uk/england/yorkshire/hooton-roberts] [accessed 12 November 2018] reports "a very ancient font" in it. The entry for this church in Historic Enland [Listing NGR: SK4840397066] notes: "Church. C12 core, rebuilt C15, extensive C19 restoration" but mentions no font in it. [NB: did the 'extensive' restoration of 1875-1876 remove the font reported in Kelly's Directory of 1881? It is quite posible Kelly's information was not up to date and the old font had already been replaced].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.46846, -1.272
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 28′ 6.46″ N, 1° 16′ 19.2″ W
UTM: 30U 614703 5925775