St. Michael and All Angel's Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 May 1970. A Victorian Church.
St. Michael and All Angel's Church
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1970
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- St. Michael and All Angel's Church, Bosherston, Stackpole and Castlemartin
- OS grid reference
- SR 966 948
- Coordinates
- 51.61545, -4.93927
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
St. Michael and All Angel's Church is located at the northern end of Bosherston village. This church dates back to possibly the 12th century and underwent extensive restoration in 1855 by Lord Cawdor. It features a chancel and nave with north and south transepts, a west tower, and a porch. There is a squint that connects the south transept to the chancel, and a vestry is situated to the north of the chancel.
The exterior showcases original limestone masonry in large blocks and has slate roofs with sprockets at the eaves, which have recently been re-roofed. On the north wall of the nave, there are indications of a lost north porch. The tower is likely later than the nave and has a battered base. It consists of three storeys, with a corbelled parapet adorned with crenellations and louvred belfry openings on all sides. A stair turret at the southeast corner of the tower is also crenellated.
Inside, the nave, tower, transepts, and porch are vaulted. The transepts connect to the nave through pointed arches, while the tower opens directly into the nave. The chancel features a timber roof and a Minton encaustic tile floor that displays the arms of Lord Cawdor. The east window, designed in the Early English style, has three lancets and four slender Purbeck marble columns supporting the inside arches. Stained glass from 1872 commemorates Rev. W Allen. There is a modern oak table and corbels from a former rood beam. A square Norman font has been scraped, and there are 14th-century effigy-tombs located in the transepts. An ogee-headed piscina in the south transept is positioned at a low level, indicating that the floor has been raised by about 0.5 meters.
The church is listed as Grade II* due to its medieval architecture and the notable 19th-century east window.
Local climate
St. Michael and All Angel's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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