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.
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 church has Norman origins with the first mention of it in 1254, but any remaining C13 fabric has been much rebuilt. The original church was the nave, with the chancel being added in the C14. The church was partly rewindowed and refitted in the early C16 and it had a full Victorian restoration in 1873-5, by A W Maberly, architect of Gloucester and again by Eric Francis, in early C20. The altar top, font and screen which had all been removed during the Commonwealth, were returned in 1873.
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church consists of nave with integral chancel, west bellcote and north porch. The masonry is mostly in local fine grained pale grey and cream limestone with some coarse red sandstone, the dressings are largely of sandstone and conglomerate, with coarse sandy yellow Bath limestone for some of the Victorian replacements. Coursed rubble predominates, but the north wall of the nave and the east wall of the porch are in herringbone work and are probably of Norman date. The nave and chancel are in line and the same width. The north wall has, from the left, a 2-light Y-tracery window which was fitted in 1874 and may be the original east window; a stepped buttreess of 1874; a single light trefoil headed C13 window; and the gabled porch which has no particularly datable feature other than the herringbone work and is probably a late medieval rebuild; it has an elaborate trefoiled niche over the inner door. The west gable has a blocked doorway which was found in the restoration and a slit window above, Victorian bellcote on the gable above this. The south wall, from the left, has three 2-light Perpendicular windows with flat headed dripmoulds, the central one is medieval, the others are Victorian; a Norman type priest's door with chevron frieze and ropemould, which may be wholly Victorian work; finally the south window of the chancel which is rectangular headed containing trefoil tracery of uncertain date, probably early C20. The east gable has a Victorian 3-light window with intersecting tracery and dripmould over. Coped gable with cross finial.
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.
There is a probably early C16 (said to date from 1467) rood screen with battlemented cresting. This has been much restored, and given a C20 dado, and only a proportion of the timber is medieval. The medieval part consists of a central doorway with 4-centred head supported on slim shafts with moulded caps and bases, and with carving of intersecting arches and trefoil heads in the spandrels, and on either side three bays, each of two trefoil lights with quatrefoils between the heads and pierced and cusped spandrels. The font has a medieval bowl mounted on a Victorian base, and there is a medieval altar slab set on a rebuilt base. There are also two medieval grave slabs set in the floor of the chancel, one is supposedly Urien of St. Pierre, with a lion's head carving built into the south wall. The other internal fittings are Victorian. Pews with carved ends. Chandeliers. Some good C18 wall monuments to the Lewis family of St Pierre. Arch braced collar beam roof which may be C16.
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.