St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd

Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd
Church of St Michael
"an attractive and well preserved medieval church"
Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd
Location in Monmouthshire
51°42′46″N 2°46′38″W / 51.7128°N 2.7772°W / 51.7128; -2.7772Coordinates: 51°42′46″N 2°46′38″W / 51.7128°N 2.7772°W / 51.7128; -2.7772
Location Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, Monmouthshire
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status Parish church
Founded C14th-C15th century
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 19 August 1955
Architectural type Church
Style Perpendicular
Administration
Parish Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd with Llangunnog
Deanery Monmouth
Archdeaconry Monmouth
Diocese Monmouth
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Reverend J M Bone

The Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th or 15th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.

History

Cadw notes that the interior construction of the Church of St Michael suggests a construction date in the 14th century[1] but nothing now remaining can be dated to earlier than the late 15th century.[1] The church was restored by John Pollard Seddon and John Prichard in 1853-4.[2] The parish of Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd was merged with the parish of Llangunnog in 1902.[1] The church remains an active parish church.[3]

Architecture and description

The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble[2] with a roof of Welsh slate.[1] The nave and bellcote are part of the Victorian restoration.[1] The font is also by Prichard and Seddon.[2] The building is Grade II* listed as "an attractive and well preserved medieval church".[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Newman 2000, p. 296.
  3. ↑ "Parishes - The Church in Wales". churchinwales.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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