St Cadoc's Church, Cheriton
The Church of St Cadoc, sometimes referred to as "The Cathedral of Gower",.
The present church was built in the 13th century and is believed to have replaced an earlier church within the manor of Landimore.[3] Restoration was carried out on two occasions in the 19th century and again in 1934.[4] The font may have been salvaged from the earlier church which was abandoned because of the encroaching sea.
The original church
The first church in the district is supposed to have been built by the family of Payn de Turberville, who granted it to the
The present church
The church has a saddleback roof with a defensive intent. The interior of the church contained medieval wall paintings, including scriptural quotations and vine-leaf patterns, but these were destroyed during the Victorian era.[4] Eighteenth-century maps show the church in its present location, near a mill, which went out of use in the 19th century, and "Great House", which was demolished at a similar date.[5]
In the 1840s, Rev W. L. Collins had the original
References
- ^ "St Cadoc's Church, Cheriton". www.the-gower.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Cheriton Church of St Cadog". Gatehouse. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ a b "- Gower: 019 Bovehill and Landimore". Historic Landscape Characterisation. Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Church of St Cadoc, Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "- Gower: 018 Cheriton and Burry Pill". Historic Landscape Characterisation. Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Llanmadoc Church". Explore Gower. Retrieved 13 April 2016.