Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd explained

Church of St Aeddan
Pushpin Map:Wales Monmouthshire
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Map Caption:Location in Monmouthshire
Location:Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.7479°N -2.9253°W
Denomination:Church in Wales
Founded Date:C15th century
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade I
Designated Date:9 January 1956
Architectural Type:Church
Parish:Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area
Deanery:Raglan/Usk
Archdeaconry:Monmouth
Diocese:Monmouth
Rector:The Reverend K J Hasler

The Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a fifteenth-century church of twelfth-century origin. It contains a notable rood screen. The church is a Grade I listed building and remains an active parish church in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area.

History and architecture

The church dates from the twelfth century but the current building is medieval. The interior contains "perhaps the most complete rood arrangement remaining in any church in England and Wales". The rood screen, loft and tympanum are all in situ. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales considers that the screen is "most remarkable" and "probably unique in the British Isles". The church is a Grade I listed building.

St Aeddan's remains an active parish church in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry.[1]

References

. John Newman (architectural historian). The Buildings of Wales. Gwent/Monmouthshire. 2000. Penguin. London. 0-14-071053-1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bettws Newydd Church. Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area. 28 December 2022.