Llanwonno / Llan Wyno / Llanwynno

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view of church exterior - northeast view

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view of church exterior - south view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alan Hughes, 2017

Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 July 2017 by Alan Hughes [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5467162] [accessed 18 Januaty 2020]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 22555LLA
Church/Chapel: St. Gwynno's Church / Eglwyswynno
Church Patron Saints: St. Gwynno [aka Wonno]
Church Location: Llanwonno, Pontypridd CF37 3PH, UK -- Tel.: +44 1443 740207
Country Name: Wales
Location: Glamorgan
Directions to Site: Located E of the A4233, N of the A4058, 8-10 km NNW of Pontypridd, 22 km NNW of Cardiff
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Llandaff
Historical Region: [Hundred of Makin / Miskin]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Th entry for this church in the site of the Parish of Pontypridd [https://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/l372/worshipping/st-gwynno/] [accessed 18 January 2020] notes: "The church at Llanwynno is a medieval building, difficult to date. The church was restored in 1894 [...] Inside the church is an ancient font and a fragment of an early Celtic cross which probably dates from the 7th or 8th century. J. Gwyn Davies' St. Gwynno's Church at Llanwynno [https://campanologywales.weebly.com/llanwonno.html] [accessed 18 January 2020] notes: "There is an ancient looking font, but here authenticity is doubtful." The entry for this church in COFLEIN [https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/310060/details/st-gwynnos-church-llanwonno] [accessed 18 January 2020] is brief: "Isolated medieval church retaining a good proportion of its fabric, restored in C19 in Gothic revival style."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.65087, -3.40345
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 39′ 3.13″ N, 3° 24′ 12.42″ W
UTM: 30U 472088 5722285