Historic churches · Mid Wales
St Anno's Church
St Anno's Church in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llanbister Road · 8.3 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St Anno's Church, the nearest railway station is Llanbister Road, which is 8.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LD1 6TS, and entry to the church is free.
About
St Anno's Church is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
The Church of St Anno in Llananno, Powys, Wales, is a redundant church dating from the 14th century. Its medieval rood screen is considered "one of the great treasures of Welsh craftsmanship". A Grade II* listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Anno in Llananno, Powys, Wales, is a redundant church dating from the 14th century. Its medieval rood screen is considered "one of the great treasures of Welsh craftsmanship". A Grade II* listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
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Background
History
The Church of St Anno stands beside the River Ithon on the edge of the village of Llananno. Of medieval origin, it was entirely rebuilt in 1876–1877 by David Walker, a Liverpool-based architect. Walker incorporated elements from the medieval church, including the 15th-century rood screen. Cadw considers the screen as "the most richly decorated and one of the most complete in Wales". Scourfield and Haslam, in their Powys volume of the Buildings of Wales describe the "glorious [screen as] among the best examples of screen-work in Wales”, and the best of the work of the Newton school of Welsh screen-carvers, and draw comparisons with similar screens at Newton itself, at Llanegryn, Gwynedd, and…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3597, -3.3294
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llanbadarn Fynydd
- Postcode
- LD1 6TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nearest railway station
- Llanbister Road — 8.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17738802 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Anno's Church, Llananno (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Anno's Church?
- St Anno's Church is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD1 6TS), in the parish of Llanbadarn Fynydd.
- What is St Anno's Church?
- St Anno's Church in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Anno's Church?
- The nearest railway station is Llanbister Road, about 8.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode LD1 6TS.
- Is St Anno's Church a listed building?
- St Anno's Church is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St Anno's Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Anno's Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Anno's Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD1 6TS. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.