Description.

The church is set in a particularly beautiful part of the Usk Valley, close to the south-eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The little market town of Crickhowell is named after Crug Hywel, (Howell's Rock), the Iron Age Fort which can be seen on the horizon. The town has been a centre for tourism for over 100 years, and has a wide range of accommodation and eating places.

The Church itself was built at the end of the 12th century by Lady Sybil Pauncefote who inherited the Castle from her father, Sir Hugh Turberville whose family had been granted the Lordship by Bernard de Newmarch, the Norman Lord of Brecon after the Conquest.

The church is surprisingly large. It was originally cruciform in shape, the present side-aisles being added during the 19th Century.

Amongst many items of interest are the two windows at the west end of these aisles, by Charles Eamer Kempe.
The one illustrated depicts The Flight into Egypt and shows the Angel Gabriel leading the Holy Family to safety. There is also an Icon, created by Revd Brian Bessant, a former Rector, as a memorial. It is a re-creation of one of the two holy icons of the Resurrection, The Descent into Hell.

The effigies of Lady Sybil and her husband, Sir Grimbald Pauncefote, lie on either side of the Sanctuary, where there are memorials to several well-known local families such as the Rumseys, the Herberts, the Bevans and the Lathams, including one of two memorial tablets by the Brute family, local stonemasons from Llanbedr.

Church Registers. The Church holds copies of its registers, and these are available for research through the Crickhowell District Archive Centre, which also has a very comprehensive collection of records for both local and family history research. Tel: 01873 810922, E-mail: crickhowellhistory@talk21.com Further details may be found on the Genuki site and the Crickhowell District Archive Centre site

Location.

The town of Crickhowell is on the A40 between Brecon and Abergavenny, 14 miles south-east of Brecon and 6 miles north-west of Abergavenny.
The church is situated close to the centre of the town, sign-posted off the High Street, approximately 100m down on the right-hand side. The Grid Reference for the church itself is SO 216 184.
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Access.

Normally from 9.00 a.m. until dusk..

The Rector, the Revd. Barry Letson may be contacted on 01873 810017.

Services.

There are services every Sunday in the month, to which all are warmly welcomed. Visitors will find a lively congregation, worshipping, witnessing and working within the local community.

1st Sunday:
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Church in Wales, 1984)
10.45 a.m. Family Service
Other Sundays
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Church in Wales, 1984)
10.45 a.m. Holy Communion (modern rite) - Crèche available.
Wednesdays
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Church in Wales, 1984)

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