Best of Mid Wales
The 20 best historic churches in Mid Wales
Our curated top 20 historic churches in Mid Wales, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 301 historic churches see the full historic churches index for Mid Wales.
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Christ Church, Welshpool
Christ Church, Welshpool was commissioned by the Earl of Powis to commemorate his son, Edward James, the Viscount Clive, having come of age. It was designed by Thomas Penson and completed 1839–44. The
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St Mary's Church, Welshpool
St Mary's Church, Welshpool, in the Diocese of St Asaph, is the Anglican parish church of Welshpool, Powys, Wales. The church is a Grade I listed building. St Cynfelin (also known as St Matu) is reput
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Heartsease, Knighton
Heartsease is a small settlement or hamlet in Powys, Wales. It is close to the border with England and lies near the junction of the two counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire. Historically, it was
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Newtown, Powys
Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd) is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated
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Newchurch, Powys
Newchurch (Welsh: Llannewydd) is a small rural village in Powys, Wales, centred around St Mary's Church. The village is within the community of Gladestry, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Hay-on-Wye, a
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Shobdon
The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 14th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1749 and 1752 for John
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Church Of St. Aelhaiarn
St Aelhaiarn's Church is an active parish church in the village of Guilsfield, Powys, Wales. The village lies 3 miles to the north of Welshpool. The present church dates mainly from the 14/15th centur
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St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow — a Grade I-listed church in wales-mid, United Kingdom.
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Norton, Powys
Norton is a village in Presteigne community, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the cou
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Guilsfield
Guilsfield (Welsh: Cegidfa, lit. "Hemlock-field") is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It lies beside Guilsfield Brook about three miles north of Welshpool. It is located on th
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Church of St Michael and All Angels
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Forden, Powys, Wales, located about half a mile to the west of the road from Welshpool to Montgomery. For some three hundred years the church was
