Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tomb of William of Gwespyr in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern
Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanasa, Flintshire, designated on 30 April 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2001
- Locality
- Llanasa
- Community
- Llanasa
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32216, -3.34260
- Cadw reference
- 25127
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1896 · 96 Liverpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
Attached to the S end of the E wall of the S aisle.
History
The tomb of William of Gwespyr (d.1673) and his wife Margareta (d.1706).
Exterior
A freestone table tomb with legs incorporating guilloche-moulded panels. The slab also has a guilloche frieze around the edge, while the border has a geometrical frieze framing commemorative Latin inscriptions.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early table tomb, with good carved detail and lettering, and for group value with the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern and other associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Tomb of Hugo ap Robert in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and KentigernReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of SS Asaph and KentigernReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sundial in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and KentigernReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- West LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.