St. Kentigern & St Asaph - Churchyard - St. Asaph, Wales. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Many of the grave slabs were relocated in 1973 to give the churchyard some symmetry. The grave slabs were laid around the perimeter of the Church, alongside the footpaths & some were used as flagstones at the Church entrance.

Official name: Parish of Rectorial Benefice of St Asaph - Saints Cyndeyrn & Asaph.

"The churchyard is small and polygonal, though one suspects that formerly it was more curvilinear. Certainly a segment on the south was surrendered for road widening in 1960. Well kept; closed for burials in 1871.

Boundary: enclosed by a stone wall constructed in 1815. On the south side the wall is topped by iron railings and may relate to the changes of 1960 noted above, but the 1987 Listed Building Schedule attributes the railings to 1815.

Monuments: it retains a number of 17thC-19thC gravestones now re-sited around the perimeter and paths. The earliest slab is to Sion Tudyr, bard of Wygfair (d.1602). Also a pitched chest to Robert Jones (d.1794). East of the chancel are some ledgers of early 18thC date. Much of the area was cleared of marked graves and levelled in 1973, leaving virtually none in situ.

St Kentigern (Cyndeyrn) reputedly founded the church about AD.560, and the churchyard form and its location beside the Clwyd serve to confirm the early medieval foundation. From later documentary sources it is evident that St Asaph was the clas or mother church for the district. It seems likely that the dedication to St Asa was added in the middle of the 12thC.

The church was recorded with the cathedral in the Norwich Taxation of 1254, but appears in a separate record in the Lincoln Taxation of 1291 with a value of 7 13s 4d. From this century too comes the earliest fabric in the church.
The south nave was rebuilt in 1524, this date on the basis of an inscription on the chancel window, recorded in 1614, that stated 'opus vitreum et lapidum factum fuit et finitum AD 1524'. It is assumed that the hammerbeam roofs also date from this time.
In 1629-30, the south porch fell down in storms and was rebuilt, and in 1687 a new south doorway was inserted.
A new gallery was erected in 1829." Text Source: (visit link)

"From the Cathedral the High Street runs downhill to the River Elwy and the Parish Church of St. Kentigern and St. Asaph, an unusually interesting structure dating principally from the 15th century with double nave in characteristic Welsh style and with an impressive hammer-beam roof decked with angels in the older south aisle.

The name given to the Church tells the story of its origins, Asaph being the favoured young boy in a monastery established on the banks of the river by the exiled Bishop Kentigern in 560AD who referred to him as the Lord's little boy," and whom he put in charge when he left. "The Lord's little boy"." Text source: (visit link) (history)

Address
Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn, High Street, St Asaph, LL17 0RD

Primary website for Church of Wales: (visit link)

Name of church or churchyard: Ss Asaph and Cyndeyrn - Churchyard Approximate Size: Medium (51-100)

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