Flixton nr. Manchester / Fleece-town / Flixston / Flixtone / Fluxton / Flyxeton / Flyxton

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view of church exterior - north view

Source caption: "The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels is located on Church Road in Flixton [...] It is difficult to establish the origins of the church but records show that the Norman Lord of Manchester gave it away as a dowry for his daughter in 1150. The rough-hewn stone of the east wall dates back to the fifteenth century and the east window dates from 1853.The Ascension window in the south aisle is in the neo-classical style. The church underwent major internal restoration in 1877."
Scene Description: Source caption: "The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels is located on Church Road in Flixton [...] It is difficult to establish the origins of the church but records show that the Norman Lord of Manchester gave it away as a dowry for his daughter in 1150. The rough-hewn stone of the east wall dates back to the fifteenth century and the east window dates from 1853.The Ascension window in the south aisle is in the neo-classical style. The church underwent major internal restoration in 1877."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Dixon, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 March 2011 by David Dixon [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2312955] [accessed 7 March 2019]
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view of church interior - looking east

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Parrot of Doom, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 20 June 2011 by Parrot of Doom [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_michaels_church_flixton_interior.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2019]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 22014FLI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: Church Rd, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester M41 6HR, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Directions to Site: Located off the B5158-B5213 crossroads, just SW of Urmston, 10-12 km WSW of Manchester city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesed of Manchester
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
Church Notes: A church here is first recorded in the late 12thC but probably existed earlier.
Font Notes:
No individual entry found for this Flixton in the Domesday survey. The entry for this Church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SJ7472993965] notes: "Church. Part of chancel C15, nave and aisles 1756, chancel rebuilt 1815, tower rebuilt and restored in 1731, 1824 and 1888, vestry C19. [...] Carved stone font", but no date mentioned, therefore assumed modern.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.4418, -2.38191
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 26′ 30.48″ N, 2° 22′ 54.88″ W
UTM: 30U 541055 5921597