ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, PENRICE

Site Details

NPRN
401021
Map Reference
SS48NE
Grid Reference
SS49308793
Unitary (Local) Authority
Swansea
Old County
Glamorgan
Community
Penrice
Type of Site
CHURCH
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
Medieval;Post Medieval

Site Description

NAR SS48NE30
Medieval & later parish church, first mentioned 1230: cruciform in plan, comprising nave, chancel & W tower, with S porch & N trancept; the round-headed, presumably Norman, chancel arch is treated with stucco in a 17th C. style, in keeping with alterations to the chancel.
(source: Glynne 1897 (AC 5th series 14), 301-2)
Set on N side of Penrice village green (see Nprn401024).
RCAHMW AP94-CS 0657-8
J.Wiles 11.08.04