All Saints Church, Buttington Explained

All Saints Church, Buttington
Pushpin Map:Wales Powys
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Map Caption:Location in Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.6721°N -3.1107°W
Osgraw:SJ 249 088
Parish:Mission Area of Pool
Deanery:Pool
Archdeaconry:Montgomery
Diocese:St Asaph
People:Reverend Caroline Rhodes (priest in charge)
Status:active
Heritage Designation:Grade I
Groundbreaking:14th century

All Saints Church is an active parish church in the village of Buttington, Powys, Wales. The village lies just to the north-east of Welshpool. The church dates from the 14th century and was twice restored in the 19th. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.

History

The land on which the Church of All Saints stands formed part of a manor or grange to Strata Marcella Abbey.[1] It is uncertain whether there was a church building, or indeed any building, on the site at this time. Cadw dates the present church to the 14th or 15th century. The porch has a datestone for 1686. Until 1849, the church was in the English Diocese of Hereford but it was transferred to St Asaph at this time.[2] The church was heavily restored internally in the 1870s.

The church remains an active parish church in the Diocese of St Asaph and regular services are held.[3]

Architecture and description

All Saints is an extremely simple church comprising a combined nave and chancel with a squat bellcote above. The building material is mainly local rubble, whitewashed externally.[1] All Saints is as a Grade I listed building. The former vicarage is listed at Grade II.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montgomeryshire Churches Survey: Church of All Saints, Buttington. Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. 6 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Church Heritage Record 1476 : All Saints Church, Buttington. Church in Wales. 6 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Church of All Saints, Buttington. Church in Wales. 6 September 2024.