St Mary, Margam Abbey

Name:
St Mary, Margam Abbey
Record Type:
Parish Church
Church code:
4041
Diocese:
Llandaff
Archdeaconry:
Margam
Parish:

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in a Conservation Area

Buildings At Risk Status

On Buildings At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Buildings at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

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Summary Description

St Mary’s church is the remains of the great Margam Abbey, founded as a Cistercian Abbey by Robert of Gloucester in 1147. It became closely associated with Welsh culture such that the White Book of Hergest was copied there. It is set close to the Margam stone Museum, a collection of inscribed stones. Reference The Encyclopaedia of Wales

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.margamabbey.co.uk/

Sources and Further Information

View information on worship and access at this church on the Church In Wales web site