Church of St Michael, Whitton, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.276 / 52°16'33"N

Longitude: -3.0616 / 3°3'41"W

OS Eastings: 327664

OS Northings: 264741

OS Grid: SO276647

Mapcode National: GBR B3.YQX9

Mapcode Global: VH771.W290

Plus Code: 9C4R7WGQ+C9

Entry Name: Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 16 March 1992

Last Amended: 16 March 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 9088

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300009088

Location: Occupies an elevated position in the centre of Discoed, to the south of the castle mound.

County: Powys

Community: Whitton (Llanddewi yn Hwytyn)

Community: Whitton

Locality: Discoed

Traditional County: Radnorshire

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History

Rebuilt 1869 in restrained lancet style on an ancient site and probably on the old foundations. Discoed was a chapelry of Wigmore Abbey under Presteigne.

Exterior

Coursed sandstone rubble, stone tile roofs, the chancel set lower. West bell turret has pyramid base with conical spire, all slate shingled. Nave with north and south trefoil-headed paired lancets, west end with 2 plain arched lancets and blind quatrefoil in gable. Inset chancel with 3-lancet east window under round arch. North porch has open arcaded timberwork on stone base with stone tile roof, roll-moulded bargeboards and finial. North door with pointed arch.

Enclosed circular churchyard with a number of chest tombs and distinctive square box tombs with ball tops.

Interior

Nave with arch-braced roof, chancel with trussed rafter roof. Ornate partially infilled truss with battlemented tie-beam over the nave/chancel division. Octagonal C13 font on moulded base. Stained glass in east window by O'Connor, London 1869. Early black and red encaustic floor tiles re-used in the nave.

Reasons for Listing

R Haslam, Buildings of Wales: Powys, 1979, p.229

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Upper House
Lies about 100 yards south of Discoed Church.
II Yew Tree Farmhouse
Sited down the slope, quarter of a mile east of Discoed crossroads.
II Outbuilding at Yew Treet Farm
Former U-Shaped range opposite the house; barn and stables survive.
II Dolley Farmhouse
Approached down a side road from Dolley Green and to the S of Upper Dolley House.
II Courtyard Ranges at Upper Dolley House
Approached down a side from Dolley Green and forming an L-plan group at the entrance to the house from W.
II Upper Rowley Farmhouse
In a remote upland situation near the western edge of the Presteigne Community Council boundary, to SE of Discoed.
II* Upper Dolley House
Approached down a side road running south from Dolley Green and reached through a courtyard of outbuildings.
II Farm Range at Maes Treylow
Long roadside range with central wing lying to south east of Maes Treylow farmhouse.

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Church of St Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Whitton, Powys