Penclawdd / Llanyrnewydd / Pen-Clawdd

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04410PEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century (?), [composite?]
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Gwynour [in the parish of Llanrhidian]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the SW end of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125733060
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Gwynour [aka Eneour]
Church Notes: Church documented 16thC. The GENUKI WEB site [www.genuki.org.uk] gives Penclawdd as a "Chapel of Ease to Llanrhidian, formed into a parish in 1924."
Church Address: Church Ln, Llanyrnewydd, Pen-clawdd, Swansea SA4 3JH, United Kingdom
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B4295, 6-7 lm SW of Gorseinon, 15-20 km WMW of Swansea
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Swansee & Brecon
Historical Region: Glamorgan
Additional Comments: composite font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Baptismal font described in Newman (1995) as an "octagonal medieval bowl, modelled with more variety than usual." The entry for this church in the Gower Ministry Area [https://gowerma.org/penclawdd-church/] [accessed 28 April 2025] suggests a font of a composite nature: "The font has an octagonal bowl which seems to be much older than the pillar below", and shows a photograph of the font standing at the end of the nave, on the south side; the basin is moulded, with a tapering underbowl; the octagonal pyramidal font cover has a cross finial.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.633243, -4.097956
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 37′ 59.7″ N, 4° 5′ 52.6″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 498