Church of St. Elidyr

The Church of St. Elidyr is a late medieval church, largely rebuilt in the 19th century. It is constructed of local grey limestone, with hammer dressing, and has been partially restored. The building is characterised by a large west tower, a comparatively low nave with a slightly lower chancel, a north porch, and a large, full-length south aisle. The roofs are slate, with red-tile ridges; the gables at the east end are linked and coped, and the aisle gable at the west end is also coped.

The west tower is a particularly fine feature, positioned to occupy the full width of the nave’s west end, and including a stair turret. The tower’s parapet is typical of the area, incorporating corbels and crenellations, with a smaller, similarly decorated parapet to the stair turret. The belfry has single windows to the west, east, and south, but double windows to the north. The second storey has slits to the north and south, and the first storey has a narrow blocked light to the west. Above the west door is a nearly square blocked window within a larger blocked arch.

Most of the windows date from the 19th-century restoration, although several are original. The east window of the aisle was retained as a two-light Tudor window with a carved lintel in two pieces, not joined over the mullion. A single equilateral-arched light is situated at the west of the south elevation. The restored windows are generally two-light, quatrefoil-headed sandstone windows. One single-light window of the same design is found in the west of the porch, and the east window was restored to three lights. A single light with an ogee head is located at the north of the chancel.

There is a west doorway to the tower with a chamfered segmental arch, and a north doorway to the porch with a low two-centred arch, both with modern doors.

Inside, the nave has a north porch, a small chancel, and the large south aisle. The chancel is raised one step, and the sanctuary is raised one step higher. The nave and aisle have roofs constructed with common rafters, collars, arched braces, and tie beams at intervals. The shape of the vaulted base of the tower is visible in the west wall of the nave, although the opening has been walled up. The nave and chancel have coloured plain floor tiles, and the chancel and nave fittings are all from the late 19th century, including a cross above the chancel screen.

The arcade between the nave and aisle consists of three arches, while the arcade between the chancel and aisle is similar, with two arches. The columns are round and the arches are four-centred, likely dating from the 15th century. The column caps in both arcades are decorated with numerous shields in relief, plus one grotesque face. However, the presence of these shields and the face is questioned as they were not mentioned in a description from 1869.

A water stoup is located near the north door, featuring a small square bowl and a sill with a primitively carved face, the hair of which may be Tudor in style, between two possible roses. A larger water stoup is positioned near the blocked south door, featuring a projecting circular stone bowl beneath a four-centred arch.

Three windows contain stained glass; the others are plain. The font is square and stands on a modern pedestal.