St Giles - Churchyard - Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
N 51° 23.651 W 003° 24.777
30U E 471269 N 5693741
The medieval church dedicated to St Giles, dates back to the 15th century and has a small churchyard, which contains the graves of the Giles family, who gave the village its name, Gileston, is in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
Waymark Code: WMK15D
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2014
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The church is locked but wardens can be contacted to open it
"Gileston Church is dedicated to St Giles (St Mabon) although it also takes its name from the Giles family who held the manor in 1350. The present church dates from the 15th century but an earlier church must have existed on the spot. It is a Grade 2* listed building.
Its most interesting feature is the south door which is unique in the diocese. It has six carved shields upon it and has remained in an almost perfect state of preservation for some 530 years. The wrought iron hinges are just as they were when first fitted to the oak of the door!
The six escutcheons are all the heraldic arms of local families - the Walshes of Llandough, the Umfravilles of Penmark, (1104-1350), the Giles family, the Giles of Gileston of 1262, the Fleming family and the Cradock family. The date of the door itself is probably 1450 -1480." Text Source: (
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Church of St Giles - Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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