Longton nr. Preston / Langeton / Longeton
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: circular marble font was given by H. Fleetwood, 1725 [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alexander P Kapp, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 November 2010 by Alexander P Kapp [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2173806] [accessed 6 August 2019]
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view of church exterior - north view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Margaret Clough, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 April 2006 by Margaret Clough [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/158056] [accessed 6 August 2019]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 22275LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval - Early Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: Liverpool Rd, Longton, Preston PR4, UK
Site Location: Lancashire, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A59, on the S banks of the Ribble river, 7-8 km WSW of Preston
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Blackburn
Font Notes:
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No individual entry found for Longton in the Domesday survey. The entry for this township in the Victoria County History (Lancaster, vol. 6, 1911) notes: "There was probably a chapel at Longton from an early date; perhaps it succeeded that in Hutton of which there is evidence [i.e., a priest at Longton ca. 1150] [...] The old chapel was rebuilt in 1770 [...] and again in 1887, the present dedication being St. Andrew. [...] A circular marble font was given by H. Fleetwood, 1725."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 514317 5953114
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.7265, -2.783
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 43′ 35.4″ N, 2° 46′ 58.8″ W
REFERENCES
- Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.