OS grid reference SS 875 798 Country Wales, United Kingdom Founded 13th century | Phone +44 1656 654254 Heritage designation Listed building | |
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St David's Church, Laleston is a Grade I listed church in Laleston, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales.
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History
In 1180, William, Earl of Gloucester is recorded to have granted land in the area to William Lageles. The current church was built later—the nave and chancel are believed to date to the late 13th and 14th centuries, and the southern porch and tower to the later medieval period. It underwent restoration by Prichard in 1871, and the stained glass windows, probably by Clayton and Bell are from that decade.
Interior
The interior is limewashed, and features numerous engravings on the walls, dated to the 17th and 18th centuries. The chancel stalls, of oak, and the desk and pulpit date to 1958. William Clarke of Llandaff was hired for wood carvings in the sanctuary; he added the reredos in 1908. St David's Church became a Grade I listed building on 26 July 1963.