Llangynog / Langenank / Lankenant / Llungunnock

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: the font and cover are partially visible in the foreground, right side

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view of church interior - looking west

Scene Description: the top of the font and cover are harddly visible at the far end, left side, hidden by the benches

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: one of the two modern fonts

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17096LLA
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Cynog / Eglwys Sant Cynog
Church Patron Saints: St. Cynog [aka Canog, Cynog ap Brychan, Kennauc, Mocheanog]
Church Location: B4391, Llangynog, Oswestry SY10 0ET, UK
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located off the B4391 road, between Llan Ffestiniog and Llanfyllin, 32 km from Oswestry
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St Asaph
Historical Region: formerly Montgomeryshire
Font Location in Church: reported inside the church ca. 1911
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
The RCAHM (Montgomery, 1911) notes: "The font, which is late Norman, is of the four-handled type; it has been much maltreated, but it still shows the grooves of the hinges of its cover." The entry for this church in COFLEIN [https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/102152/details/st-cynogs-church-llangynog] [accessed 25 January 2020] reports two fonts in it, but not the original Norman one: "The octagonal font was presented by Miss Lloyd of Laques in 1850. [...] A second font, decorated with carved foliage, dates to 1902. [...] In the medieval period St Cynnog's was a chapelry of Llanstephan [...] By 1833 Llangynog was a parish. [...] The nave is thought to date to the thirteenth century, and has a blocked west door. [...] The church was restored in 1876-1878". The CPAT entry for this church [http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/montgom/16482.htm] [accessed 25 January 2020] notes: "The church is first mentioned as 'Ecc'a de Lankenant' in the Norwich Taxation of 1254 [...]. In Pope Nicholas' Taxation of 1291 it appears as 'Ecclia de Langenank' [...] Virtually nothing is known about its history and development until the end of the 18thC. A new church was erected in 1791", and confirms: "The furnishings and fittings are all 19thC". The entry for this church in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300081047-church-of-st-cynog-llangynog] [accessed 25 January 2020] confirms the presence of a modern font in it.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.8238, -3.4055
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 49′ 25.68″ N, 3° 24′ 19.8″ W
UTM: 30U 472676 5852747

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, An inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of the County of Montgomery, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1911