Location Nash Denomination Church in Wales Functional status Parish church Dedication Mary | Country Wales Status Active Heritage designation Grade I Diocese Diocese of Monmouth | |
Similar Brecon Beacons, St Padrig's Church - Llanbadrig, Severn bore | ||
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of the village of Nash lying 3km south of the city of Newport, South Wales, Great Britain. Described as "the cathedral of the moors" by Monmouthshire historian Fred Hando, the large church is medieval in origin, with additions and restorations dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building as of 3 January 1963, primarily due to its "medieval tower with fine spire." Newman describes the fifteenth century steeple as "unique in South East Wales".
Description
The church is broadly of three parts. The steeple is fifteenth century, of three storeys and an octagonal spire. It has no access to the body of the church. The nave is of the eighteenth century and the chancel of the nineteenth. The interior has "a complete Georgian ensemble of gallery,box pews and three-decker pulpit."