St Daniel's Church, Pembroke

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St Daniel's Church

St Daniel's Church is a Grade I-listed disused church in Pembroke, Wales, situated on a hill approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) south of Pembroke Castle. [1] One of the oldest churches in the area, [2] it is located on an ancient, pre-Norman site associated with Saint Deiniol throughout the 6th century. The saint to whom it is dedicated is Deiniol, who according to tradition was the first Bishop of Bangor. [3] It is claimed that Deiniol had a hermit's cell on the site, [4] pre-dating the church, and the site has also been linked to Saint David. [1] The site gained a reputation for miraculous healing, and became a shrine for pilgrims who would drink from the well. [2] The current structure dates to the 14th or 15th century. It underwent repair in 1780, and again in 1849 and 1893. It became a Grade I-listed building on 10 February 1951. Today, the church, a small structure built of rubble stone with a slate roof, is disused and overgrown but the graveyard still has a public footpath running through it to and from the Windmill Farm Caravan park and Campsite. It has a nave, a chancel, and a spire, with a tower on the western side. [1]

By 1832 the building was in private hands and it was being bought and sold along with the land on which it was built. [5] At the end of the 19th century it was in use only as a cemetery chapel. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "St Daniel's Church, Pembroke". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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