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

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Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd
Church of St Michael
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"an attractive and well preserved medieval church"
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Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd
Location in Monmouthshire
51°42′46″N2°46′38″W / 51.7128°N 2.7772°W / 51.7128; -2.7772 Coordinates: 51°42′46″N2°46′38″W / 51.7128°N 2.7772°W / 51.7128; -2.7772
Location Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status Parish church
FoundedC14th-C15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated19 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.

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History

Cadw notes that the interior construction of the Church of St Michael suggests a construction date in the 14th century 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 Cadw. "St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd (Grade II*) (2020)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Newman 2000, p. 296.
  3. "Parishes". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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