St Cybi Church

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The Church of St Cybi, Llangybi, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 13th or 14th century. Refurbished in the 15th century, the church was restored in 1909–10. The interior has a notable collection of medieval wall paintings, in particular a Christ of the Trades, dating from c.1460. The church, although an active parish church, is currently closed for a significant repair programme. It is a Grade II* listed building and the architectural writer John Newman, recording the church in the Buildings of Wales series, described it as "one of the most interesting in the Usk Valley." ()

Coordinates: 51°39'55"N, 2°54'23"W

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St Cybi Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Usk Castle, Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, Gray Hill, St Cadoc's Church.

2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Usk Castle, Usk
71 min walk • Usk Castle is a castle site in the town of Usk in central Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building as of 16 February 1953.
4.3 miSW
Museum, Archaeological museum, Historical place
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, Newport
111 min walk • The Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths museum is a historical site located in the town of Caerleon, South Wales. Near to the city of Newport, it is run by the Welsh historic environment service Cadw.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gray Hill
109 min walk • Gray Hill is a hill immediately to the north of the village of Llanvair Discoed, Monmouthshire, South Wales, rising to 896 feet above sea level.
4.3 miSW
Church
St Cadoc's Church, Newport
111 min walk • St Cadoc's Church is a Church in Wales church located in Caerleon, Newport, Wales and is Grade II* listed. It is one of many buildings associated with the travels of St Cadoc. Caerleon is the historically important site of the Roman legionary fortress of Isca Augusta.
4.5 miSW
Monastery
Llantarnam Abbey
116 min walk • Llantarnam Abbey is a Grade II*-listed abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.
2.5 miN
Bridge
Usk Bridge, Usk
65 min walk • The Usk Bridge, Usk, Monmouthshire, carries the A472 over the River Usk. It is the town's oldest crossing of the river and is a Grade II* listed structure.
4.4 miSW
Nightlife
Hanbury Arms, Newport
112 min walk • The Hanbury Arms is a Grade II listed public house on Caerleon High Street, near Newport, Wales. The historical significance of the Hanbury Arms is that it is famous for being visited frequently by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 1856, where he began writing Idylls of the King from the building, with its riverside views.
2.9 miNE
Church
St David's Church
73 min walk • St David's Church, Llangeview, is a redundant church sited in a round churchyard adjacent to the junction of the A449 and A472 roads 1 mile to the east of the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales.
2.1 miN
Church
Church of St Madoc, Usk
54 min walk • The Church of St Madoc, Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.
1.2 miS
Church
Saint Andrew
30 min walk • The Church of St Andrew, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 12th or 13th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.
4.1 miNE
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels
104 min walk • The Church of St St Michael and All Angels, is the former parish church of Gwernesney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. In 2017, the church was vested in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

St Cybi Church

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St Cybi Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)