Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad | |
Fullname: | Church of St Illtyd |
Pushpin Map: | Wales Monmouthshire |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Map Caption: | Location in Monmouthshire |
Location: | Mamhilad, Monmouthshire |
Country: | Wales |
Coordinates: | 51.7252°N -3.0071°W |
Denomination: | Church in Wales |
Founded Date: | late Medieval |
Status: | parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II* |
Designated Date: | 18 November 1980 |
Architectural Type: | Church |
Style: | Perpendicular |
Parish: | Heart of Monmouthshire |
Deanery: | Heart of Monmouthshire |
Archdeaconry: | Monmouth |
Diocese: | Monmouth |
Rector: | Rev'd Kevin Hasler |
The Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 11th century. Renovations took place in the 19th century and again in 1999–2000. It is a Grade II* listed building and an active parish church.
The church dates from the medieval period but the building fabric cannot be dated with certainty. Mention of the church is made in a record of 1100. The existing features are late medieval, or of the restoration undertaken by John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon in 1864–1865. A further restoration took place in 1999–2000. The church remains an active church in the parish of Mamhilad with Monkswood with Glascoed.[1]
The church is built of Old Red Sandstone rubble. The style of the existing fabric is Perpendicular. The church comprises a nave, chancel, two porches and a bellcote. Cadw describes the rood loft as a "great rarity" and the listing record for the church's Grade II* designation notes the "extremely fine and rare rood-loft".
. John Newman (architectural historian). The Buildings of Wales. Gwent/Monmouthshire. 2000. Penguin. London. 0-14-071053-1.