St Mary Magdelene Churchyard - Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

A tiny church, no bigger than a cottage, located at the side of a remote country road, with no church signage. The church was identified from the GPS locaion, google view, and the church web site photograph.

This Vale of Glamorgan church in Monknash, stands in the centre of a graveyard with over 50 old & new graves.

There are approx. another 50 or so graves inside the church. The floor of the chancel is covered with the gravestones of local families of years gone by.

"St Mary Church Monknash is probably the simplest in style and architecture. It is of early 12th century foundation, and the name of the village in which it is situated arose from the fact that it became a grange of Neath Abbey.

The church has been much restored and the architecture shows a number of influences, for example in the windows. The floor of the chancel is covered with the gravestones of local families of years gone by. The stone pulpit is entered through a cut-out in the chancel screen.

The registers date back to 1754 and the church is a Grade 2* listed building.

The church was altered in the restoration of 1890-91, the work involving the replacing of the box pews and the installation of a wooden screen near the west end of the building.

A full description of this church can be found in the book 'Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan' by Geoffrey Orrin, published by D. Brown". (visit link)

Street address of Church:
St Mary
Heol Las
Monknash, Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales.

Name of church or churchyard: St Mary Magdalene's church, Monknash. Approximate Size: Medium (51-100)

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