Churches and Religious Places in Dyfed
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The 12th-century church of St Elidyr is built on the site of a much earlier llan, or pre-Norman church enclosure. In 1150 it was granted to the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, who had a Preceptory at Slebech.
Amroth, Dyfed, Wales
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St Michael's Church in Bosherston is a late 13th century Norman church, built in form of a cross, on site of an earlier church. The 1st Earl of Cawdor of Stackpole Court, on whose estate the church was sited, had it restored in 1855. The Cawdor arms feature in the floor tiles in the chancel and the sanctuary.
Bosherston, Dyfed, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: 14th century effigies
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The medieval church of St David stands on the foundations of a 6th century chapel built by the monks of Caldey Priory, and on the site of a Pre-Christian burial ground.
Caldey Island, Dyfed, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: Pre-Christian burial ground
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St Illtud's is one of two historic churches on Caldey Island linked to a 12th century priory. The church is noted for its floor of pebbles from the nearby beach, its twisted spire, and the 6th century Caldey Ogham Stone, carved with a mix of Ogham script and Latin.
Caldey Island, Dyfed, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: 6th century Ogham stone
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St Mary's Church, Carew Cheriton, is a 14th-century building in Early English style, possibly built by Bishop Henry de Gower of St Davids. The west tower with its unusual corner stair dates from 1500, and the nave arcades and porch are 15th century. The church interior suffers from heavy-handed Victorian rebuilding.
Carew Cheriton, Carew, Dyfed, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century Sir Nicholas de Carew memorial
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St Peter's is one of the largest parish churches in Wales, built of local red sandstone and grey shale. Its recorded history dates from 1107 when it was conferred by Henry I on Battle Abbey, but there was probably an ancient Celtic church here long before then.
Church Street, Carmarthen, Dyfed, Wales, SA31 1GW
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St Llawddog's Church in Cenarth is a Grade II listed building, erected in 1872 to replace an earlier medieval church. The church has a 12th century font carved with 5 striking heads. It is named for a 7th century saint whose holy well can still be seen nearby.
Cenarth, Dyfed, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: 5th-century carved stone
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St Llawddog's Church stands a short stroll from Cilgerran Castle. The church dates to the 13th century though much of the present building is 19th century, in Decorated Gothic style. Look for a 5th-century Ogham stone in the churchyard.
Church Street, Cilgerran, Dyfed, Wales, SA43 2SA
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Heritage Highlight: 5th-century Ogham stone
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Hafod Church is a late 18th-century church on the edge of the extraordinary Hafod Estate picturesque landscape garden. The church boasts fragments of 16th-century Flemish glass, an ornate Gothic font, and the remains of an exceptional marble monument to Mariamne Johnes of Hafod.
Hafod Estate, B4574, Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Dyfed, Wales, SY25 6DX
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Heritage Highlight: Remains of the Mariamne Johnes memorial
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St Mary's is a large 13th century church with wonderful corbel carvings and a 15th century tie-beam roof.
Haverfordwest, Dyfed, Wales
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