St Doged's Church

The first church on the site of the present building was founded in the sixth century and was dedicated to Saint Doged. The original building was a martyrium reputedly built over the grave of the saint, which is believed to have been located in the walled area which forms the present churchyard. There is a well dedicated to Saint Doged (Ffynnon Ddoged) located 50 metres north of the Church.

The church is late medieval in date and is twin-naved. It is enclosed within a raised, circular churchyard due to its location atop a pre-Christian burial mound. Some original 16th Century arched-light windows survive in the present building. The pulpit is octagonal and dates to the 19th Century The pews inside the church have an unusual arrangement. They are arranged in square boxes, not unlike those found in Nonconformist chapels, but are rare inside Anglican churches. The pews were installed inside the church in the 1830s when the chapel was rebuilt. The rebuilding was overseen by Rev. Thomas Davies and his friend Rev. David Owen of Eglwysbach, who were keen to stem the flow of…