Historic churches · Mid Wales
Church of St Dogfael
Church of St Dogfael — Grade II listed building-listed church in wales-mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Church of St Dogfael is a Grade II listed building-listed church in wales-mid, United Kingdom, registered on the Cadw register of listed buildings (Wales) (entry 19167). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Church of St Dogfael, Meline, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 19th century. A Grade II listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Dogfael, Meline, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 19th century. A Grade II listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The church is dedicated to St Dogfael, and was built between 1864 and 1865. The architect was Robert Jewell Withers and the patron Sir Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd, a landowner and Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, claimed descent from the ancient Lords of Cemaes and spent a considerable amount of his inheritance in pursuit of a peerage and in the construction of a number of buildings on his estate in a Gothic Revival style, including his home, Bronwydd Castle, the court house at Felindre Farchog, the restoration of the genuinely medieval castle at Newport and the little church of St Dogfael. The church is small and simple. Lloyd, Orbach and Scourfield, in their Pembrokeshire volume of the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0152, -4.7439
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Eglwyswrw
- Postcode
- SA41 3UT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1864
Sources
- wikidata: Q29496603 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St Dogfael, Meline (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Dogfael?
- Church of St Dogfael is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA41 3UT), in the parish of Eglwyswrw.
- When was Church of St Dogfael built?
- Built or established in 1864.
- Is Church of St Dogfael a listed building?
- Church of St Dogfael is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Dogfael free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Dogfael is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Dogfael?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA41 3UT. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.