Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross in St David's churchyard
Laleston, Bridgend, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1998
- Locality
- Laleston
- Community
- Laleston
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.50631, -3.62178
- Cadw reference
- 19241
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the church near the porch.
History
Churchyard crosses mostly date from the medieval period and acted as a site for preaching especially for the itinerant orders, a focus of liurgical processions and to sanctify the churchyard for burial before the development of individual graveyard monuments after the Reformation. Top of shaft has been remodelled, creating a knob finial possibly from the base of a former crucifix.
Exterior
Consists of 3 rectangular steps, deep square hipped plinth stone with slender shaft broached at base; shaft weathered though appears formerly octagonal, now ending in a knob.
Reason for designation
Listed as a medieval churchyard cross which is mostly intact and for group value with the church of St David and Cliff Cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cliff CottageMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Ty Mawr aka The Great HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Laleston InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.