Historic churches · South Wales
St David's Church
St David's Church — church in Llangeview, Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pontypool and New Inn · 9.6 km
- Free entry
About
St David's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1401. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Llangeview, Monmouthshire, Wales". Coordinates: 51.7017°, -2.8742°.
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Heritage listing
St David's Church, Llangeview, is a redundant church sited in a round churchyard adjacent to the junction of the A449 and A472 roads 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. It is Grade I listed because of its "exceptional interior" including a 15th-century rood-loft and "rare pre-Victorian box pews and fittings".
From the Historic England List Entry 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
St David's Church, Llangeview, is a redundant church sited in a round churchyard adjacent to the junction of the A449 and A472 roads 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. It is Grade I listed because of its "exceptional interior" including a 15th-century rood-loft and "rare pre-Victorian box pews and fittings". The church stands in a churchyard that is almost circular, and is surrounded by a bank and the traces of a ditch.
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Background
Architecture
St David's is constructed in stone rubble and has stone tile roofs. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel, with a west porch. On the east gable is a cross finial, and on the west gable is a bellcote. The bellcote has two triangular openings; the bells were dated 1598 and 1688, but only one of these was still present by 1999. On the south side of the church are three windows in Perpendicular style; there are no windows on the north side. The east window has three lights. At the east end of the nave on each side is a buttress, and there is a Tudor arched door on the south wall of the chancel. The church has a "remarkable unrestored interior with 18th-century fittings". Its floor slopes…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7017, -2.8742
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Postcode
- NP15 1EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1401
- Nearest railway station
- Pontypool and New Inn — 9.6 km
- Official site
- www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2323903 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St David's Church, Llangeview (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Llangeview church - geograph.org.uk - 3192711.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St David's Church?
- St David's Church is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP15 1EN), in the parish of Llantrisant Fawr.
- When was St David's Church built?
- Built or established in 1401.
- Is St David's Church a listed building?
- St David's Church is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St David's Church a protected site?
- Yes — St David's Church is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St David's Church free to visit?
- Yes, St David's Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St David's Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP15 1EN. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.