Dewi Sant - Medieval Church - llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, Wales. - Medieval Churches on Waymarking.com

Eglwys Dewi Sant (also known as Church of St David, Church of St Arthneu or St Arthney).
The Parish church stands in the center of the tiny village of Llanarthney, surrounded by stone wall, and entered by a lychgate.

"The church is thought to have taken the place of an earlier one nearer to the Towy River, where the name Llan is recorded. The tower, nave and chancel are perhaps of C13 origin; the primitive character and considerable projection of the tower gargoyles suggest the C13. The church was much enlarged in the late C15 or the C16 by the addition of a south aisle, which was given a separate doorway in its west wall. In the north face of the nave externally there is an inscribed stone dated 1682, apparently recording some extensive rebuild or repair; it displays the initials of six persons. The arcade separating the nave and south aisle was removed in 1826 and a single roof spanning from north wall to south wall was formed, with a flat ceiling overall; this created a pre-ecclesiological conventicle type of interior (as at Llannon church). In later restorations the windows of the nave and the east window were restored; the stained glass of the east window is dated 1865. The interior was re-pewed. The rainwater heads of the chancel are dated 1873. A cross of the C10 or C11, which had been found in a field in the parish and subsequently used as a stile in the churchyard wall, was brought into the porch for preservation and display." Adapted from: (visit link)

"LLANARTHNEY, a village and a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen. The village stands on the river Towy, adjacent to the Carmarthen and Llandilo railway, 8 miles East of Carmarthen." Text Source: (visit link)

Old photo of St Davids Church Llanarthney: (visit link)

Street Address: Llanarthney, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. SA32 8JU.

Building Materials: Stone

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