Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Chest tombs.

Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd

WRENN ID
broken-storey-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
8 September 1998
Type
Chest tombs
Address
Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd, Llangynwyd Middle
OS grid reference
SS 857 888
Coordinates
51.58665, -3.65073
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The two chest tombs are located on the south side of the Church of St Cynwyd. The first tomb is made of fine sandstone and features raised corner blocks, with the side panels inscribed and the end stones displaying oval panels. It has a chamfered top ledger slab and is dedicated to Rachel Powell of Gilfach, who died in 1839 at the age of 1 year, along with others added later. The second tomb is constructed from limestone and includes panelled end pilasters, raised side panels with inward radiused corners and floral designs, as well as a moulded ledger and base. This tomb is dedicated to Elizabeth Jenkin of Gelly, who died in 1809, and her husband who died in 1832. The chest is surrounded by cast iron railings with fleur-headed terminals set on a stone plinth, and there is also a simpler narrow grave slab nearby that carries the date 1701.

Local climate

Two chest tombs on S side of the 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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