Historic Churches - Mid Wales and the Brecon Beacons
- Map of Historic Churches in Powys
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Mid Wales is blessed with an extremely large number of fascinating historic churches, many of them originating before AD 1000 and quite a few closely linked to early Welsh saints.
A 14th century church stands on the site of a 6th century hermit cell in remote countryside. The church is known for its superb 15th century rood screen and loft, medieval stone altars and wall paintings, pre-Norman font, and shrine of St Issui.
Partrishow, Powys, Wales, NP7 7LU
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Heritage Highlight: Superb late 15th century screen and St Issui's shrine
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St Mary's Church in Pilleth is a 13th-century church with a 15th-century tower. Immediately beside the church is a medieval holy well whose water was thought to cure eye diseases. The church stands within the battlefield of Bryn Glas, where in 1402 Owain Glyndwr's Welsh defeated a larger force of English.
Knighton, Powys, Wales, LD7 1NP
Attraction Type: Church - Holy Well
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Heritage Highlight: Site of the Battle of Pilleth (Bryn Glas) in 1402
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St Andrew's Church in Presteigne is a large 13th-century bulding incorporating remains of a 9th-century Saxon church. Look for an early 16th-century Flemish tapestry and medieval chancel roof. St Andrew's is literally a stone's throw from the English border.
Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, Wales, LD8 2BE
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Heritage Highlight: Flemish tapestry dated 1510
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St Clement's Church is an early medieval church that was largely rebuilt in the Victorian period. The most interesting historical feature is a medieval font carved with four heads. In the churchyard is the 'Giant's Grave', a mass burial thought to hold the Rhayader Castle garrison killed by Llewelyn the Great in 1231.
Church Street, Rhayader, Powys, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: Early medieval font with carved heads
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Outside the ruined medieval church of St Mary's, beside the River Severn, is the ornate grave of 19th-century social reformer Robert Owen, a native of Newtown and the founder of New Lanark in Scotland. The grave is beautifully decorated in Art Nouveau style.
Old Church Street, Powys, Wales
Attraction Type: Church - Landmark
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Heritage Highlight: Restored 13th-century west tower
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