Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd Middle (Llangynwyd

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5865 / 51°35'11"N

Longitude: -3.6504 / 3°39'1"W

OS Eastings: 285756

OS Northings: 188802

OS Grid: SS857888

Mapcode National: GBR H9.C8HS

Mapcode Global: VH5H3.PD15

Plus Code: 9C3RH8PX+HV

Entry Name: Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd

Listing Date: 8 September 1998

Last Amended: 8 September 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20437

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300020437

Location: The main churchyard surrounds the church, in the centre of the village.

County: Bridgend

Town: Llangynwyd Middle

Community: Llangynwyd Middle (Llangynwyd - Canol)

Community: Llangynwyd Middle

Locality: Llangynwyd

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Churchyard wall

Find accommodation in
Llangynwyd

History

The church at Llangynwyd is probably of pre-Norman origin, and a building is recorded in 1173.

Exterior

The churchyard is D-shaped, closely surrounded by the road, and is walled all round, the S quadrant consisting of up to 2.3m high high retaining walls of Pennant sandstone, probably of early origin and now largely C18-C19, with a gate on the S, and a further gate on the W side leading to the large graveyard extension. The S gate piers are of ashlar, with stepped cappings and an iron overthrow with a central lantern. The W pier has an inserted granite panel, a memorial to the 1914-1918 war, inscribed in Welsh, the E pier has a similar panel in English for the 1939-1945 war. The E piers are large, of rock-faced rubble and domed tops, also with iron gates.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an important feature in the village centre, of group value with the church of St Cynwyd and other listed items in the conservation area.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

II Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd
The two tombs are set E of the porch and approximately 3m from the nave wall.
II Jenkins Monument in the churchyard, Church of St Cynwyd
The monumental tomb stands on the E side of the path to the S porch, approximately 22m from the door.
II* Church of St Cynwyd
The church lies at the centre of the village of Llangynwyd, surrounded by a D-shaped stone walled graveyard.
II Group of 4 Hopkin and Jenkins tombs within iron railings on the W side of the path to the S porch
The goup of four tombs are enclosed in cast iron railings, and placed c.20m S of the S porch.
II Group of nine memorials on the W side of the path to the S porch, Church of St Cynwyd
The group comprises 5 chest tombs, 3 ledger slabs and 1 headstone, set immediately S of the Hopkin and Jenkins railed group, approximately 23m S of the S porch door.
II Group of five tombs S of the tower of the Church of St Cynwyd
The tombs are set approximately end to end immediately S of the tower and S wall at the W end of the nave of the church, and adjacent to the path to the S door.
II Telephone call box in front of the Old House PH
The call box stands in the centre of the village, in the grass verge at the road side, in front of The Old House PH, and opposite the churchyard wall.
II The Old House Inn PH
The inn is located immediately to the S of the churchyard, and accessed from the road around the churchyard walls.

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.

British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangynwyd Middle (Llangynwyd - Canol), Bridgend