St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
St Edmund's Church is located in Crickhowell, in southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr.Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church
- Also known as: “St Edmund Church”, “St. Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell”, and “St. Edmunds King & Martyr Parish Church, New Road”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bear Hotel and Crickhowell Castle.
Bear Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Kjn1961, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bear Hotel, formerly the White Bear, stands on Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. A coaching inn from the mid 18th century, the building has older origins from the 17th and 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building. Bear Hotel is situated 490 feet east of St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell.
Crickhowell Castle
Ruins
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby. Crickhowell Castle is situated 800 feet southeast of St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell.
Memorial Fountain,High Street
Monument
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Memorial Fountain,High Street is a monument, which is situated 440 feet east of St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangattock and Llangenny.
Llangattock
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangattock is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell.
Llangenny
Hamlet
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangenny is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales. It is in the lower reaches of the Grwyne Fawr. The Vale of Grwyney community consists of Glangrwyney, Llanbedr, and Llangenny.
Glangrwyney
Village
Glangrwyney or Glangrwyne is a village 2 miles southeast of Crickhowell in Powys, Wales. The village is where the Grwyne Fawr has its confluence with the River Usk, southeast of the Sugar Loaf and at the junction of the road from Gilwern with the A40 trunk road. Glangrwyney is situated 2 miles southeast of St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell.
St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85899° or 51° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.13911° or 3° 8′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C3RVV56+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 971320252OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17744179
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت ادموندز كينج و كنيسه ابرشيه الشهيد”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Edmund”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Edmwnt”
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