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.
The village is on the B4388 9km south southwest of Welshpool and 4km north of Montgomery, lying on a small spur between two streams that feed into the River Severn. Offa’s Dyke runs through the parish uphill from the church while the road downhill from the church leads to Forden Gaer - a Roman Cavalry fort.
References
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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.
An earlier church stood within the present churchyard and a church has been here since medieval times a chapel to the church in Chirbury some 6km to the southeast. In 1864 a faculty was issued to allow the old church to be demolished and a new church was built by Thomas Nicholson of Hereford with the foundations tone being laid in 1863 and the building was consecrated in 1867. New heating apparatus was installed in 1917.
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church is of nave and aisles, chancel and southwest tower and was constructed with medium sized yellow-grey Minera limestone with red Grinshill sandstone dressing regularly coursed beneath a slated roof with notched ceramic ridge tiles. The tower is of three stages with a pyramidal slated roof surmounted by a weathervane. On the west side is a square staircase turret which becomes octagonal at a higher level and projects from the wall. The nave and aisles have two decorative horizontal bands of red sandstone, the lower one continuous, around the chancel, the upper one intermittent. Both the nave and chancel are angle buttressed.
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 ground floor of the tower forms the porch, it has a tiled floor with deeply splayed apertures, planked ceiling. A pointed arched doorway leads into the nave. The nave and aisles have a tiled floor with the benches raised on wooden floors. There is an arcade of four bays on each side of the nave, with two-centred arches supported on columns with octagonal capitals carved with crocketed foliage in Early English style. The chancel arch is of red and white stone with a narrow-pointed head springing from short greenish-black marble ring shafts with carved capitals sitting on head corbels. The nave has a scissor braced roof with dog tooth friezes on the wall plates. The aisle roof slope down to north and south with exposed rafters. The chancel has encaustic floor tiles with longitudinal oak choir stalls. There is a stepped entrance from the nave with a further five steps into the sanctuary. There are Decalogue boards on either side or the altar. The roof is of four bays formed by four arch-braced scissor trusses with intermediate, ordinary scissor trusses, exposed purlins and battlement wall plates. The reredos is of 1867 is in Bath stone designed by Nicholson, the altar is ashlar while there are two fonts – an oval marble bowl on an octagonal stem dated 1794 (the only remains of the earlier church), and the one by Nicholson has shafts with stiff leafed capitals. The east window is of three lights and tracery ‘St Michael’ by William Morris & Co of 1873, the middle scene is of the ‘Adoration and the left is of Raphael. There are three musical angels in the roundels. There are three predella scenes made from cartoons by Burne-Jones except for the ‘Three Marys at the Sepulchre’ at the bottom right which is by Morris. In the south wall of the chancel ‘St John and St Joseph of Arimathea’ from 1884. There is a ring of 6 bells cast by John Taylor & Co, 3 of 1898, 2 of 1893 and1of 1885.
Stained Glass in Wales
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.