St Catharine's - Church in Wales - Baglan - Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 36.892 W 003° 48.176
30U E 444406 N 5718509
The Church of Saint Catharine - Dedicated in 1882, as the Parish of Baglan, An episcopal 'Church in Wales' denomination in the Dioceses of Llandaff. The St.Catharine's is Located in the Village of Baglan, Port Talbot, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMJ31F
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/15/2013
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St Catharine's Church in the Parish of Baglan, a 'Church in Wales' Dioceses of Llandaff.
The old graves to the rear of St Catharine's church stand in rows on a steep terrace. At the top of the terraced incline, there is a heavily wooded section. Hidden in this forgotten area is a ruin of an old medieval church, known as St. Baglan, destroyed by fire in 1954.
"The parish of Baglan, situated towards the north of the town of Port Talbot has three Churches within its boundaries, only two of these are now used. One of these, the Mother Church, is St. Catharine's Church, the other is St. Baglans Church. The third, the first St. Baglans Church, is now a shell after a fire in 1954.
The foundation stone for St. Catharine's - a Grade 1 Listed Church - is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Llewellyn of Baglan Hall, and dedicated to St. Catharine of Alexandria. It was laid on June 26th 1875, and consecrated by Dr Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, on March 7th 1882." Text Source: (
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St Catharine's is a very friendly church and everyone is welcome. There are a number of activities and societies which meet regularly and are well attended. Service times: (
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