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 lies between Newtown and Welshpool about 8 km south west of Welshpool along the A 483 some 15 km north west of Newtown and approached via ‘B’ class roads from the main road. It is situated where the river Rhiw leaves its valley and enters the flood plain of the River Severn. The Montgomeryshire Canal goes through the village and the Vaynor estate lies to the west.
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.
Description of Archaeology and History
Tradition has it that St Bueno was born here although modern scholarship now doubts that view, however, the conviction is that he was given land here in C7 probably by a Prince of Powys. A stone not far from the River Severn is known as Maen Bueno where legend states that Bueno used it as a preaching stone but hearing English on the opposite bank left and when north (possible to Clynnog Fawr near Caernarfon where he was buried in AD642. A church was recorded here by the Norwich Taxation of 1254 and the Lincoln Taxation of 1291 when it has a value of £20-6-8.
The church was appropriated by the Strata Marcella Abbey beyond Welshpool. A sketch in the Gentleman’s Magazine of 1799 show a church of a single chambered structure with a north aisle and a traditional Montgomeryshire timber belfry. A major re-build in 1892 produced a church with a large nave with round headed windows, north south, and west galleries and a pinnacle tower. Under the main entrance was a baptistry. A new circular font replaced an earlier red sandstone one given to Dolanog Church.
A major restoration occurred in 1875 by Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury where an almost complete rebuilding of the church took place leaving little of the earlier church. The round headed arch over the tower recess survives from the earlier church. A new font replaced the circular one and the cost of the rebuild was £3500.
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
The Story of Montgomeryshire
CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey
Cadw Listings Notice
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church has a three-storied western tower, a large nave with side aisles, a chancel narrower than the nave and an adjoining northern vestry. It was built with small to medium blocks of a greyish/yellow fine -rained sandstone with irregular coursing with ashlar quoins and red sandstone dressing. The roofs are of slates with red clay ridged tiles, with red slates for the roof of the tower and cross finials to the nave, chancel and porch. The square tower is surmounted by a wide pyramidal roof with a wrought iron weather vane. On the west wall at the second stage is a blue faced clock with Roman numerals
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 church is entered through a porch with a C19 tiled floor beneath a ceiling plastered above rafters and three tie beams. The nave has a tiled floor with plastered walls save for the dressed stone work, and painted blue above the chancel arch. The roof is of four bays formed by straight-braced collars springs from cusped wall posts above which are king struts piercing sub-collars. The aisles are separated by four bay arches in red and white freestone with central octagonal pillars flanked by circular pillars, continuous hood-moulds with vine-leaf stops over the arcades. Above the chancel arch the there is a gold fleurs-de-lys over the blue paintwork. The chancel is separated from the nave by plain two-centred arches above a two-step entrance with low stone walls on either side. Two steps lead into the sanctuary with encaustic tiles.
Behind the altar is a reredos with figures of Celtic saints flanking a low relief panel of Christ at Tiberias in richly worked canopies, with flanking traceried panels, designed in 1896 by F R Kempson, the figures were carved by Earp and the flanking panels by May and Collins of Tewkesbury. The east window is by Harman ‘The Transfiguration’ of 1859 and is a re-sited Venetian window from the earlier church. Other windows are 1875 ‘The Good Shepherd’ by Heaton, Butler and Braine and the west window ‘The Empty Tomb is by Powell in 1907
The pulpit is inlaid with marble of 1875, the lectern is of the eagle type by Rattee and Kett.
There is a ring of eight bells : six by John Tasylor ; 1962, 1962, 1912, 1902, 1866, and two by Thomas Rudhall 1766 and undated
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.