Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Wall.

Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd

WRENN ID
roaming-foundation-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Wall
Address
Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd, Llangynwyd Middle
OS grid reference
SS 857 888
Coordinates
51.58646, -3.6504
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The churchyard walls surrounding the graveyard of the Church of St Cynwyd are D-shaped and closely bordered by the road. The walls are made of Pennant sandstone and stand up to 2.3 meters high, likely dating back to early origins but mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a gate on the south side and another gate on the west side that leads to a larger graveyard extension. The gate piers on the south side are constructed of ashlar, featuring stepped cappings and an iron overthrow with a central lantern. The west pier includes an inserted granite panel, which serves as a memorial for the 1914-1918 war, inscribed in Welsh. Similarly, the east pier has a granite panel in English commemorating the 1939-1945 war. The east piers are substantial, made of rock-faced rubble with domed tops, and also feature iron gates.

Local climate

Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow 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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