The name or dedication of the church.
This identifies the church type. Most churches are parish churches which means they serve a specific parish or area. Other types such as chapel, daughter and mission are mostly historic designations as many are now also parish churches. Please note that former churches are no longer used for worhsip and may be in private ownership.
A unique identification number given to every church.
The name of the diocese in which the church is located.
The name of the archdeaconry in which the church is located.
This is the legal name of the parish as given by the Church Commissioners.
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There are 3 levels of listing: Grade I, II* & II. The majority of buildings which are of special interest are Grade II. A much smaller number of particularly important buildings are listed as Grade II*. Buildings of exceptional interest (approx 2% of the total number of listed buildings) are Grade I.
Ancient monuments and archaeological remains of national importance are protected by law. Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service is responsible for compiling a schedule (list) of these ancient monuments, some of which can be found in churches and churchyards. Examples can include churchyard crosses and the archaeological remains of previous churches or buildings on the site.
There are three National Parks in Wales: Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons. These protect 20 percent of the land in Wales, including precious landscapes, habitats, villages and heritage sites.
There are over 500 conservation areas in Wales. They are designated by local planning authorities for their special architectural and historic interest.
The Buildings at Risk register is managed by Cadw (the Welsh Government’s historic environment service) in order to identify the number and type of listed buildings at risk in Wales.
It is often extremely difficult to determine a precise date of construction for a church as many have been extensively altered over time. Church Heritage Cymru therefore shows a date range within which a church is believed to have been constructed. The dates are as follows: Early Medieval (pre 1066), Medieval (post 1066 to 1540), Post Medieval (1540 to 1837), Victorian/Pre WWI (1837 to 1914) and Modern (post 1914).
This is a very brief summary of the church's main features. More detailed nformation can be found in the other fields and pages (tabs) in this database.
Useful information is displayed here for people wishing to visit the church. This may include things like opening hours, catering & toilet facilities, parking, etc.
If the church has its own website the details will be displayed here.
Any further sources of information for the church will be listed here (eg. links to other historic databases).
This is the Ordnance Survey (OS) reference for the location of the church. Some locations will be approximate as this data is continuously being refined and updated.
This is the name of the Local Authoirity within which the church is located.
This describes how the church relates to its immediate and wider environment, sometimes called its setting. It describes how the church contributes to its landscape or townscape and how these things collectively contribute to the character of the area.
The church is set on the western side of the Loughor River, the village is 8.5km south west of Ammanford along the B4297 and 15km north east of Llanelli. The church is 300m south east of the B4297 at the end of church road in a walled and gated churchyard.
Reference
AA Route Planner Cadw Listings Notice OS Map 159
This is a description of the ground plan of the church.
If known, the dimensions (measurements) of the church ground plan will be displayed here.
If the footrprint (area) of the church is known, it will be displayed here.
A description of the history and archaeology of the church and its site.
The dedication to Edith may hark back to Celtic saint Edy or Edi. There was a chapelry here in the post conquest era. It is possible that the base of the tower is medieval but otherwise the structure dates to the late C18. The tower was noted to be whitewashed in 1820-21 and the church was substantially rebuilt by 1860 to designs by R K Penson. Against Penson’s wishes the north east ‘Penry’ family chapel was retained. His original plans show a saddleback roof for the tower but it opened with ‘5feet of woodwork below the square, terminating in a 4-sided roof’ - Montgomeryshire style. This wooden structure was replaced by the present stone structure. David Morgan engaged in repairs in 1828. A single bell was reported to be here in 1684 which had been replaced by 1749.
Buildings of Wales –Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 1994 Cadw Listings Notice Coflein 309910
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built from local rubble stone with a slate roof and stone ridge, a 3-bayed nave, 2-bayed chancel with a transeptal mortuary chapel (north of the west bay of the chancel), a three-story west tower, a vestry over the boiler house and a south porch. The nave and chancel are roofed separately. The tower has a hipped roof, the base is medieval (?) with a battered plinth from which the walls rise vertically to the belfry. At ground level there is an older pointed arch, now blocked; the next stage has two trefoil windows; the top is the belfry then a large moulded stone block corbels below the tower eaves. At the top is a weather vane and weather cock.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 1994 Cadw Listings Notice Coflein 309910
Information about any noteable architects, artists, people, or events associated with the church.
Information about any important features and building fabric.
If known, a list of the church's major building material/s will be displayed here.
Any renewable energy systems the church is using will be listed here.
This section gives a general description of the interior of the church. Further details of any important internal fixtures and fittings will be listed below.
The nave roof is of 5-bays with deep arched collar trusses with two moulded trefoils and a quatrefoil above the collar, the chancel roof has scissor-rafters. There is a big Gothic pointed chancel arch with inner rib springing from corbelled attached shafts which have foliate ornaments at the base. In the north wall of the chancel is the entrance to the c18 mortuary chapel with three mid-C19 tomb-chests, the chapel has plain vaulted whitewashed ceiling and walls and red and black chequer quarry tiles on the floor. The main body of the church has simple close-backed pews with panelled square ends. The pine altar rails have wrought iron in-panels. The pulpit is raised on a hexagonal ashlar base with a moulded plinth rising to a hexagonal wooden drum, the panels are richly carved with blind tracery consisting of trefoil headed arches in pairs with a tracery of quatrefoils in the spandrels between the arches, the pulpit stairs have trefoil panels below the handrail. A Circular C19 font bowl is supported on four squat shafts with moulded bases, the panels between the shafts are embellished with flowers all on a square plinth. The stained glass: in the east window and in the north window of the nave are by Waine Bourne & Son of Birmingham, 1904.
Buildings of Wales –Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 1994 Cadw Listings Notice Stained Glass in Wales
Information about the church's important internal fixtures and fittings.
Information about the church's important moveable items and artworks.
A description of the ecology of the churchyard.
Information about the presence of bats in the church building or churchyard.
Records whether the church has been consecrated.
Records whether there have been burials in the churchyard.
Records whether the churchyard is still being used for burials.
Records whether there are any war graves in the churchyard.
Any important churchyard structures will be listed here.
Signifiance levels are set at high, medium and low.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship of the church to its surrounding area and helps place it within its wider landscape context.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the significance of the historic building fabric of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the historic significance of the interior of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship between the church and its community.