:St Peter's Church, Llanwenarth

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| name = St Peter's Church, Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire

| fullname = Church of St Peter

| image = St. Peter's church, Llanwenarth - geograph.org.uk - 1418750.jpg

| imagesize = 200 | caption = The nave and tower

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| map caption = Location in Monmouthshire

| location = Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|51.8272 | -3.0525 |region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}}

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| denomination = Church in Wales

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| founded date = C14th century

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| functional status = Active

| heritage designation = Grade II*

| designated date = 9 January 1956

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The Church of St Peter, Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire is a parish church with reported origins in the 6/7th centuries. The current building dates from the early 14th century. Rebuilt in the 19th century, it was listed Grade II* in 1956. It remains an active Church in Wales church in the parish of Llanwenarth Citra.

History

The church's foundation is reputed to date from the 6/7th centuries but the present building was begun in the early 14th century.{{NHAW|num=1980|desc=St Peter's Church, Llanwenarth|grade=II*|access-date=19 April 2022}} The tower has a construction date of 1631 although Cadw reports that it may be late-medieval in origin. The church was remodelled in 1877 by John Prichard{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=368}} and it remains an active parish church and a Grade II* listed building.

Architecture and description

The church is of Old Red Sandstone and is of a relatively large size.{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=368}} The style is Decorated Gothic.{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=368}} The interior contains a font which the architectural historian John Newman describes as "a very basic Norman tub".{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=368}} Most of the furnishings are by Prichard.{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=368}} In the nave is a late 18th-century monument by Walker of Bristol.{{cite web|url=https://churchheritagecymru.org.uk/church-heritage-record-st-peter-llanwenarth#Interior|title=St Peter, Llanwenarth - CHC Church|website=churchheritagecymru.org.uk}}

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References

  • {{Cite book

|last=Newman|first=John

|authorlink=John Newman (architectural historian)

|series=The Buildings of Wales

|title=Gwent/Monmouthshire

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&dq=The+Buildings+of+Wales%3A+Gwent%2FMonmouthshire&pg=PA2

|year=2000

|publisher=Penguin

|location=London

|isbn=0-14-071053-1

}}

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Category:Grade II* listed churches in Monmouthshire

Category:History of Monmouthshire

Category:Church in Wales church buildings in Monmouthshire

Category:14th-century church buildings in Wales