Church of St David, Brecon Beacons

Name: Church of St David
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#71 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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St David's Church is a medieval structure at Llanthony Priory. Established as a church in the sixteenth century, and restored in the late nineteenth century, the church became a Grade I-listed building on 1 September 1956. ()

Coordinates: 51°56'38"N, 3°2'7"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Llanthony Priory, Longtown Castle, Church of St Martin, Saint Cadoc.

~410 ftNW
Ruins, Historical place, Monastery
Llanthony Priory, Brecon Beacons
2 min walk • Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep-sided once-glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye at Llanthony.
2.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Longtown Castle
55 min walk • Longtown Castle, also termed Ewias Lacey Castle in early accounts, is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Longtown, Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks.
2.8 miS
Church
Church of St Martin, Brecon Beacons
72 min walk • The Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century. The church is most notable for its extreme tilt, the result of a landslide.
6.5 miSE
Church
Saint Cadoc
167 min walk • The Church of St Cadoc, is the parish church of Llangattock Lingoed, Monmouthshire, Wales and sits in the centre of the village. It is in the Perpendicular style and is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956.
3.2 miNW
Monastery
Llanthony Abbey, Brecon Beacons
83 min walk • Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne, in the Welsh village of Capel-y-ffin, a few miles from the medieval Llanthony Priory. It survived until 1908, after which it was the home of artist Eric Gill. It is now holiday accommodation.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Hill
114 min walk • The Black Hill is a hill in the Black Mountains in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO275348. It rises just west of the village of Craswall, near the border with Wales.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hatterrall Hill, Brecon Beacons
46 min walk • Hatterrall Hill is a rounded peak in the Black Mountains which sits on the Wales-England border, partly in Monmouthshire, Wales and partly in Herefordshire, England. Its summit at 531m is the high point of a peaty plateau which falls away steeply on all sides. Broad ridges run to the north, the southeast and southwest.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Mountain Hill
127 min walk • Twyn Llech, also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain in the Black Mountains. It is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the Welsh–English border, straddling Brecknockshire and Herefordshire. Its parent peak, Waun Fach, lies to the west.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chwarel y Fan, Brecon Beacons
56 min walk • Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion.
3.4 miS
Church
Church of St Issui, Brecon Beacons
87 min walk • The Church of St Issui, Partrishow, Powys, Wales, is a parish church dating from 1060. The existing building was mainly constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries and was sensitively restored in 1908–1909.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons
72 min walk • The Black Mountains are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, and extending across the England–Wales border into Herefordshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Church of St David?

Nearby attractions include Llanthony Priory, Brecon Beacons (2 min walk), Court Farm Barn, Brecon Beacons (3 min walk), Vale of Ewyas, Brecon Beacons (6 min walk).

Church of St David, Brecon Beacons

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

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Which popular attractions are close to Church of St David?