St Govan's Church, Llangovan

Church of St Govan, Llangovan
Church of St Govan
"home to a colony of bats"
Church of St Govan, Llangovan Location in Monmouthshire
Coordinates: 51°44′43″N 2°47′18″W / 51.7454°N 2.7882°W / 51.7454; -2.7882
Location	Llangovan, Monmouthshire
Country	Wales
History
Status	parish church
Founded	14th – 15th century
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	27 November 1953
Architectural type	Church

The Church of St Govan in Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a church with late-medieval origins. Renovations took place in the late 19th century. It is a Grade II* listed building and, since being declared redundant in the late 20th century, has been managed by the Vincent Wildlife Trust as a bat colony.

History[]

The church is of Norman origin but the existing structure dates from the 14th/15th centuries.^[1] Further building works took place in the 17th century.^[1] A Victorian restoration was undertaken in 1888–1890 by A. W. Probyn and J. P. Moore of Gloucester.^[2] The church was declared redundant in the late 20th century and, since 1999, has been leased to the Vincent Wildlife Trust which manages the church as a bat roosting site.^[1] Occasional public access is permitted when this would not disturb the bat colony.^[1][3]

Architecture and description[]

The architectural historian John Newman describes the building as "late medieval" but with evidence of its earlier origins.^[2] The church is small, comprising a nave, a chancel and a porch^[1] together with a "gabled double bellcote".^[2]

Notes[]

References[]

• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.

External links[]

• Media related to St Govan's Church, Llangovan at Wikimedia Commons