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″N2°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
Diocese	Monmouth
Archdeaconry	Monmouth
Deanery	Monmouth
Parish	Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd with Llangunnog
Clergy
Vicar	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 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. Cadw. "St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd (Grade II*) (2020)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. Newman 2000, p. 296.
3. "Parishes". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

References

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