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.
Llansantffraed juxta Usk lies on the north side of the A40 between Brecon and Abergavenny. Brecon is 10 km to the north west and Abergavenny 22 km to the south east. The chruch is built on the hillside well above the level of the river Usk and the hillside contributes to the design of the church.
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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 metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan (1621-95) was born in Newton House not far away and is buried in the churchyard. Vaughan followed in the footsteps of John Donne and George Herbert in his style of poetry. It is likely that there was a medieval church here certainly by the C!7 there was a church described as havinga 'bee-hive' bell-turret. The present church was rebuilt by Stephen W Williams Architect of Rhayader in 1884-5, this being one of his more lavish jobs. In his specification Williams made use of items of stonework from the earlier church, a medieval stoup was placed in the porch and a window head having the date 1626 from the south wall of the nave was placed in the vestry. The church was built in an Early English style. A foundation stone was laid by J P Gwynne Holford of Buckland in 1884, who was responsible for the rebuilding.
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
CPAT Brecknockshire Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
To some extent the church spire is the dominant feature of the church but having a hillside behind and many trees it is not seen from the A40 until almost upon the site. The church has a nave and chancel with a north Lady (Buckland) Chapel, together with an octagonal turret and spire in the angle with the south organ chamber. This turret is made from a fiery orange sandstone which is also used for the lancets. All except a lean-to boiler house on the west side of the north chapel are from the 1884/5 rebuild. The church is built from sabs and blocks of reddish-grey sandstone, the roof has red ceramic tiles with comparabe ridge tiles with large coping stones on the gable and cross finials to the nave, chapels and porch. The spire is topped by a cross.
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 interior has unrendered walls of snecked ashlar sandstone with some paler stone dressing. There is a six bay arch-braced roof is supported by angel corbels with shields, the wall plate screen is with quatrefoil openings. There is a ponted moulded chancel arch with face stops to a round moulded hood, the inner orders are supported by short foliated responded with triple marble colonnettes. There are wide pointed aches to the north and south choir transepts with deep foliage capitals, the north transcept is the Buckland Chapel and the south trancet is occupied by the organ. The floors are tiled with the pews on flush wooden foor blocks, four steps lead into the chancel and a further step goes into the sanctuary The chancel has a boarded coffer ceiling (Wagon roof). The reredos was given in the memory of Alfred Crawshay d 1891 while the sancturary has a wooden altar rail on cast iron decorative legs. In the nave is to be found a brass lectern and a medieval font with a fluted bowl on a stop-chamfered stem. The stained glass in the east window is by Ward & Hughes of 1885 showing a dramatically composed 'Ascension' the pale colours showing a move away from the High Victorian intensity. There is one bell by I B dated 1676; and one by John Taylor & Co cast in 1997.
A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead
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.