Photo of Church of St Martin, a church near Cwmyoy in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Church of St Martin© Bill Nicholls / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Churches in MonmouthshireMonmouthshire, Wales

18 churches in the Albion Guide across Monmouthshire — see the full churches directory, or everything to explore in Monmouthshire.

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Church of St Martin

Medieval hillside church at Cwmyoy famous for its extreme tilt, the walls and tower thrown out of true by an ancient landslip.

Cwmyoy

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St Mary's Priory Church

Monmouth's parish church on the site of a medieval priory, rebuilt in the Georgian and Victorian periods beneath a tall spire.

Monmouth

Church of St Illtyd

Isolated hilltop church at Mamhilad north of Pontypool, with old box pews and long views.

Mamhilad

Church of St Nicholas

Unusually large 13th-century parish church at Grosmont, reflecting the importance of the borough when it was built.

Grosmont

Church of St Nicholas (Trellech)

Large medieval church at Trellech with a tall broach spire, near the village's Bronze Age standing stones.

Trellech

Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel

The oldest Baptist chapel in Wales, founded in 1652 at Govilon near Abergavenny, the present building dating from 1695.

Govilon

Penallt Old Church

Medieval church set apart from the village on the high ground above the Wye, with a sturdy embattled tower.

Penallt

St Arvan's Church

Medieval parish church at St Arvans near Chepstow, of possible early Celtic origin and named for a 9th-century hermit.

St Arvans

St Bridget's Church

Medieval church at Skenfrith with a wooden belfry tower, keeping a fine embroidered cope and a Jacobean box pew.

Skenfrith

St David's Church

Village church at Llanddewi Skirrid below the Skirrid, north-east of Abergavenny.

Llanddewi Skirrid

St Martin's Church, Cwmyoy

Crooked church built on an ancient landslip so that tower and chancel lean in different directions.

Cwmyoy

St Aeddan's Church

Small church at Bettws Newydd in the Usk valley, keeping a rare complete medieval rood screen and loft.

Bettws Newydd

St David's Church, Llanthony

Ancient parish church beside Llanthony Priory, on a site where worship is said to reach back some 1,500 years.

Llanthony

St James' Church (Llangua)

Small medieval church at Llangua on the River Monnow near Grosmont.

Llangua

St Mapley's Church

Small medieval parish church at Llanvapley in the countryside east of Abergavenny.

Llanvapley

St Mary's Church (Llanfair Kilgeddin)

Church at Llanfair Kilgeddin in the Usk valley, its interior lined with rare Victorian sgraffito wall decoration by Heywood Sumner.

Llanfair Kilgeddin

St Mary's Priory Church (Abergavenny)

Large former Benedictine priory church in Abergavenny, sometimes called the Westminster Abbey of Wales for its medieval tombs and the carved Jesse figure.

Abergavenny

St Teilo's Church

Medieval church at Llantilio Pertholey on the northern edge of Abergavenny, on the site of an early centre of worship.

Llantilio Pertholey