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The Royal Arms were discovered in a local school, where they were being utilised as a bulletin board, and were returned to the church in 1976.
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roof with timber-cladding. The remainder of the building dates from
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while others identify her as the wife of King
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870:"Remains of Perth Hir Mansion, Rockfield (20651)"
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668:dates the reconstruction to 1858 to 1860, while
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825:. Catholic Parishes of Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye
1137:. Vol. 1. Monmouth, Wales: Monnow Press.
1326:19th-century Church in Wales church buildings
958:"The Hendre, Gardens, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel"
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1221:The Lordship, Parish and Borough of Monmouth
1192:. Vol. 1. Abergavenny: Blorenge Books.
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956:Whittle, Elisabeth (Autumn 2003).
547:dating from 1700. The church is a
493:which topped the churchyard wall.
370:, identifies her as a daughter of
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1021:"Theft of stone from church wall"
777:National Historic Assets of Wales
533:John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock
442:John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock
1160:Guy, John; Smith, Ewart (1980).
1019:Pugh, Desmond (22 August 2022).
727:. Monmouth Marches Ministry Area
680:series, dates it from 1859-1860.
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648:John Morgan-Guy, in his essay,
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650:Religion and Belief, 1660-1780
21:Church in Monmouthshire, Wales
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405:(later Dukes of Beaufort) of
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434:John Etherington Welch Rolls
386:dates to the 14th century.
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998:"St Cenhedlon, Rockfield"
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71:Location in Monmouthshire
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549:Grade II listed building
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580:The church and lychgate
403:Marquesses of Worcester
1295:The Buildings of Wales
1170:: The Starling Press.
1163:Ancient Gwent Churches
1131:Clark, Arthur (1979).
1077:. Imperial War Museums
568:The 14th century tower
364:, in his multi-volume
340:. It is designated by
1000:. The Church in Wales
415:Roman Catholic bishop
401:families, led by the
322:Roman Catholic bishop
1025:Monmouthshire Beacon
850:. Catholic Hierarchy
823:"St Mary's Monmouth"
709:Guy & Smith 1980
195:Heritage designation
169:/ restored 1859-1860
65:St Cenedlon's Church
27:St Cenedlon's Church
1290:Gwent/Monmouthshire
1249:Griffiths, Ralph A.
934:, pp. 515–516.
903:, pp. 160–161.
674:Gwent/Monmouthshire
539:. It also houses a
537:Battle of the Somme
487:Diocese of Monmouth
426:John Pollard Seddon
391:English Reformation
344:as a Grade II
338:Diocese of Monmouth
330:John Pollard Seddon
310:English Reformation
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280:in the village of
227:Architectural type
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915:, pp. 29–30.
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