History

Rebuilt 1869 in restrained lancet style on an ancient site and probably on the old foundations. Discoed was a chapelry of Wigmore Abbey under Presteigne.

Exterior

Coursed sandstone rubble, stone tile roofs, the chancel set lower. West bell turret has pyramid base with conical spire, all slate shingled. Nave with north and south trefoil-headed paired lancets, west end with 2 plain arched lancets and blind quatrefoil in gable. Inset chancel with 3-lancet east window under round arch. North porch has open arcaded timberwork on stone base with stone tile roof, roll-moulded bargeboards and finial. North door with pointed arch.

Enclosed circular churchyard with a number of chest tombs and distinctive square box tombs with ball tops.

Interior

Nave with arch-braced roof, chancel with trussed rafter roof. Ornate partially infilled truss with battlemented tie-beam over the nave/chancel division. Octagonal C13 font on moulded base. Stained glass in east window by O'Connor, London 1869. Early black and red encaustic floor tiles re-used in the nave.

Reasons for Listing

R Haslam, Buildings of Wales: Powys, 1979, p.229

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29487921

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)