Historic churches · South Wales
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church of St Michael and All Angels — church in Gwernesey, Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Church of St Michael and All Angels is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Gwernesey, Monmouthshire, Wales". Coordinates: 51.7119°, -2.8483°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=23944
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is the former parish church of Gwernesney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. In 2017, the church was vested 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 thirteenth century in origin but with much fifteenth-century work. The double bell gable, and more, was restored in 1853–4 by John Pollard Seddon. It is of Old Red Sandstone. The interior contains a late medieval screen, "of particular interest."
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7119, -2.8483
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Postcode
- NP15 1HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1201
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117632 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney - geograph.org.uk - 299817.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Michael and All Angels?
- Church of St Michael and All Angels is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP15 1HE), in the parish of Llantrisant Fawr.
- When was Church of St Michael and All Angels built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is Church of St Michael and All Angels a listed building?
- Church of St Michael and All Angels is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Michael and All Angels a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St Michael and All Angels is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Church of St Michael and All Angels free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Michael and All Angels is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Michael and All Angels?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP15 1HE. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.