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
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4.3 miSW
Museum, Archaeological museum, Historical place
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, Newport
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4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gray Hill
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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
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4.4 miSW
Nightlife
Hanbury Arms, Newport
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2.9 miNE
Church
St David's Church
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2.1 miN
Church
Church of St Madoc, Usk
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1.2 miS
Church
Saint Andrew
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4.1 miNE
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels
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