Upton Chapel, Lawrenny

Name: Upton Chapel
Address: Lawrenny, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Lawrenny

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Upton Chapel, close by Upton Castle, near Cosheston, Pembrokeshire, is dedicated to Saint Giles and is a Grade I listed building. Dating from the 12th or 13th century, it consists of a small nave and chancel. Amongst the memorials in the chapel are the effigies of William Malefant wearing chain mail and another of a female member of the Malefant family. There are several memorials to local families. There is a small piscina and a Jacobean pulpit. The masonry walls are from local rubble stone. The roofs are slated with tile ridges and there is a bellcote at the west end. The interior was restored in 1978 by the owner of the castle. ()

Coordinates: 51°42'22"N, 4°51'59"W

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Upton Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pembroke Castle, Carew Castle, Carew Tidal Mill, Lamphey Bishop's Palace.

3.1 miSW
Fortress where Henry VII was born
Pembroke Castle, Pembroke
79 min walk • Pembroke Castle is a medieval castle in the centre of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. The castle was the original family seat of the Earldom of Pembroke. A Grade I listed building since 1951, it underwent major restoration during the early 20th century.
1.6 miE
Ruined castle overlooking a tidal inlet
Carew Castle, Lawrenny
42 min walk • Carew Castle is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The famous Carew family, who take their name from this site, still own the castle and lease it to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for administration.
1.4 miE
Watermill
Carew Tidal Mill, Lawrenny
36 min walk • Carew Tidal Mill, also called the French Mill, is a corn mill in Pembrokeshire, Wales, powered by tidal water. It was built around 1801 just west of Carew Castle, and replaced a much older mill in the same location.
2.4 miS
Forts and castles, Palace
Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Freshwater East
61 min walk • Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire and is a scheduled ancient monument which has had Grade I Listed building designation since May 1970. In the past, it has also been known as Lamphey Court.
3.2 miSW
Church
St Nicholas & St John, Pembroke
83 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas & St John, formerly the Priory Church of St Nicholas, is the parish church of Monkton, a village on the south bank of the Milford Haven Waterway, in south Pembrokeshire, Wales. The church's medieval origins link it to Monkton Priory, founded in the 11th century. It is a Grade I listed building.
3 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Pembroke
77 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is a church located in the town of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. The church is in the Diocese of St David's within the Church in Wales, and members of the Anglican Communion.
2.9 miW
Bridge
Cleddau Bridge, Neyland
74 min walk • The Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales, carries the A477 road over the River Cleddau between Neyland and Pembroke Dock. Errors in the box girder design caused the collapse during construction in 1970. The bridge became operational during 1975.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Benton Castle, Lawrenny
51 min walk • Benton Castle is a small fortification in the community of Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, now in use as a private house, in a wooded area overlooking the Cleddau river.
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Forts and castles
Upton Castle, Tenby
1 min walk • Upton Castle is a 13th-century castle or fortified manor house with an associated chapel, located near Cosheston, Pembrokeshire in Wales. Although in private ownership, the gardens are open to the public.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Cresswell Castle, Lawrenny
59 min walk • Cresswell Castle is a castle half a mile north of the village of Cresswell Quay, Pembrokeshire, west Wales. It is situated on the banks of the River Cresswell in what is currently private land. The buildings were originally a 13th-century stone fortified manorial complex, founded by the Augustinian Priory of Haverfordwest.
3 miSW
City wall
Pembroke town walls, Pembroke
76 min walk • Pembroke's town walls are a Grade II*-listed medieval defensive structure around the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They were probably built beginning in the late 13th century by the Earls of Pembroke, although it is uncertain when they were finished.

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Which popular attractions are close to Upton Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Upton Castle, Tenby (1 min walk), St Decuman's Church, Lawrenny (1 min walk).