NPRN12897
Map ReferenceSO20SW
Grid ReferenceSO2179701954
Unitary (Local) AuthorityBlaenau Gwent
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityLlanhilleth
Type Of SiteCHURCH
PeriodPost Medieval, Medieval
DescriptionA medieval parish church, closed due to mining subsidence in the 1930s and again in the 1950s. It is now a secular council property.
In its present form the building dates to around 1500 althought the original church is thought to be twelfth century and it may be mentioned in a ninth-tenth century poem.
The church consists of a nave, a lower chancel and a saddleback west tower. The nave and chancel have barrel roofs. he church was restored in 1888-91.
Source: CADW Listed Buildings Database (1866)
John Wiles 03.08.07