[1] The church contains the baptism record of Henry Bartle Frere, later Governor of Bombay and High Commissioner for Southern Africa, who was born at nearby Clydach House in 1815.

[1] The architectural historian John Newman, in his Gwent/Monmouthshire volume in the Buildings of Wales series, described the "broad and squat" tower as the church's the most memorable feature.

[2] The interior contains some monuments of "unusually high quality" which are noted in the church's listing record for its Grade II* designation.

Over 800 years old, local tradition suggests that the Monmouthshire archers who supported Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt cut the yew for their Welsh bows from these trees.

[3] The king received strong military support from the archers of Gwent, who were famed for their skill with the Welsh bow.