Church of St Meubred

The parish church was built on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated in 1085 to St Mewbredus the Martyr. The present building dates primarily from the 15th century, with later restorations. The chancel was restored in the late 19th century, when a north vestry was added. In 1942, during the Second World War, The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1969.

St Meubred's Church is built of local slatestone rubble with granite detailing, with the south porch and west tower constructed in granite ashlar. It has slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles over the nave and chancel. The church has a simple medieval plan, with a combined nave and chancel, flanked by north and south aisles, a south porch, a north vestry, and a three-stage west tower. From the outside, the nave is mostly hidden by the aisles. The chancel is lit by a large multi-light Perpendicular east window, while the aisles contain similar medieval windows. The gabled south porch features a sundial dated 1739 above its entrance. Inside the porch is a 15th-century wooden roof with…