Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St. Mary's Church
Llanigon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 September 1961
- Locality
- Capel-y-Ffin
- Community
- Llanigon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97718, -3.08632
- Cadw reference
- 6614
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
This chapel-of-ease to Llanigon Church stands in a small churchyard adjacent to the lane, accompanied by a number of ancient yew-trees.
History
The present church, said to date from 1762, has no features older than the 18th century, other than a mediaeval font. The porch was added in 1817.
Exterior
Stone rubble, stone-slate roof, weatherboarded & louvred bellcote above W end. Shaped rafter feet C17/18. Porch, segmental arch, dated 1817. Windows square & round-arched, reglazed recently. C18 oak plank door.
Churchyard Cross, shaft on base, shaft 29 ins high, pairs V-cut flutings to faces.
Interior
Roof 3 bays, ceiled above low tiebeams bolted on. Gallery, late C18, oak, on stout chamfered posts, contemporary stairs, stout oak joinery. Font, stone, octagonal, tapered, on octagonal & cylindrical base, probably mediaeval. Pulpit, octagonal, plain oak panels, dated inscription 1780. Settles, one dated 1783.
Reason for designation
A small and very simple church, probably 18th century, in a good setting at the centre of Capel-y-ffin.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Monastery Church, Capel-y-FfinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The MonasteryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.