The Church of St Hilary has some remaining features from the 12th Century, including a stunning Norman chancel arch.
The main body of the Church, said to be 14th Century, with a tomb dated 1423. The tower is dated from the 1500s.
The chancel features a grand multi light, arched window ornamented with stained glass, representing the arms of the Traherne family, showing several religious scenes including the crucifixion.
"The window was installed and the church restored in 1861-2 at the expense of Mrs Charlotte Traherne of Coedriglan. Architect Sir Gilbert Scott, but using designs prepared around 1860 by Mrs Traherne's husband, the Revd J. M. Traherne (the restoration was intended as his memorial)." Text Source: (
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"The church has C12 origins and is dedicated to Saint Hilarius, Bishop of Poitiers, who lived
in the C4. No other church in Britain is named after him. Mainly decorated and
perpendicular in style the medieval church comprises: nave, chancel, South aisle,
embattled West tower with diagonal buttresses and two-light, square-headed bell-chamber
openings. Other features include a Norman font of C13 origin and C14 effigies of the
Basset family. In 1862 Sir George Gilbert Scott restored the church. The pulpit, lectern,
altar rails and pews are all contemporary with Scott’s restoration. The chancel has a fine
C19 carved alabaster altarpiece, depicting the Last Supper and the stained glass in the
East window is by Clayton and Bell." Text Source: (
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"The now mostly 14th century, red-tiled church is a substantial structure in the later English style, consisting of a nave, south aisle, and chancel, with a 16th-century embattled tower at the west end. The nave is 45 feet (14 m) long and 33 feet (10 m) broad including the aisle. The chancel 22 feet (6.7 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide and the arch dates further back to the twelfth century, evidently from the earlier building which was situated on the site. The eastern window of the south aisle is elegantly design, and that of the chancel is ornamented with stained glass, representing the arms of the Traherne family. The Bassett Family Tomb Enclosure is listed as a Grade II building in its own right. In the chancel is a recumbent figure, in armour, with a Latin inscription, to the memory of Thomas Bassett of Old Beau Pre, who died in 1423. In the south aisle, there is a tablet to the memory of the late Mrs. Traherne, who died in 1796, and to that of her sister, Anna Maria Edmondes." Text Source: (
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