Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd

The Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a fifteenth-century church of twelfth-century origin. It contains a notable rood screen. The church is a Grade I listed building and remains an active parish church in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area.

Church of St Aeddan
Church of St Aeddan is located in Monmouthshire
Church of St Aeddan
Church of St Aeddan
Location in Monmouthshire
51.7479°N 2.9253°W / 51.7479; -2.9253
LocationBettws Newydd, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusParish church
FoundedC15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated9 January 1956
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
DioceseMonmouth
ArchdeaconryMonmouth
DeaneryRaglan/Usk
ParishHeart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area
Clergy
RectorThe Reverend K J Hasler

History and architecture

The church dates from the twelfth century but the current building is medieval.[1] The interior contains "perhaps the most complete rood arrangement remaining in any church in England and Wales".[2] The rood screen, loft and tympanum are all in situ. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales considers that the screen is "most remarkable" and "probably unique in the British Isles".[3] The church is a Grade I listed building.[4]

St Aeddan's remains an active parish church in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry.[5]

  • The interior
    The interior
  • The churchyard cross
    The churchyard cross

Notes
  1. Cadw. "Bettws Newydd Church (Grade I) (1962)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. Newman 2000, p. 120.
  3. "Betws Newydd Church (222145)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. Cadw. "Bettws Newydd Church (Grade I) (1962)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "Bettws Newydd Church". Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

References
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