Burton, Sussex
I Location
- Site Location
- Burton
- National Grid Reference
- SU 967 176
- County
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traditional:
Sussex
now: West Sussex - Diocese
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medieval:
Chichester
now: Chichester - Dedication
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medieval:
not confirmed
now (or name of monument): not known - Type of building/monument
- Parish church
II General Description
A small and charming church comprising a single nave with a two bay crown-post roof and a slightly narrower chancel. An arch close to the W wall of the nave supports the weight of the bell turret. The chancel is separated from the nave by a screen, rood beam and plaster tympanum.
V Furnishings
1. Fonts
(i)
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Font.
Located in S side of nave, corresponding to a blocked S doorway. A tub font of unidentified stone, with a roll around the rim and a circular, lead-lined basin. The lower part is chamfered in the manner of inverted scallops, eight in all, creating an octagonal base, which now sits on a cruciform pedestal. That stands on a low, irregularly-formed plinth. The tooling of the scallops is noticeably cruder than that of the rest of the font and may be secondary.
Dimensions
| overall h. | 1.02 m |
| basin | 0.46 m |
| max diam. | 0.67 m |
| diam. of basin | 0.51 m |
| circumf. | 2.11 m |
VII History
Burton is mentioned in 1086, but no church.
VIII Comments/Opinions
IX Bibliography
- J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex. Chichester 1976, 11.27
- A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex. London 1908, 112-13.