St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Crucorney

St Michael's Church stands in the centre of the village of Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales.

[1] It was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1956 for its historic importance and surviving medieval features.

[2] The Book of Llandaff suggests the church was founded before the close of the tenth century.

[3] The church is said to have been built as the successor to the small chapel of St Michael, which formerly stood at the peak of the Skirrid, a short distance to the south of Llanvihangel Crucorney.

[4] In 1542, King Henry VIII granted the tithes of Llanvihangel Crucorney and several neighbouring parishes to the establishment and maintenance of a grammar school for boys at Abergavenny.

The church tower.