| St Ellyw's Church, Llanelieu | |
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.jpg) St Ellyw's Church, Llanelieu | |
  St Ellyw's Church, Llanelieu Location in Powys | |
| 52°00′00″N 3°11′19″W / 52.0000°N 3.1887°W | |
| OS grid reference | SO 184 341 |
| Location | Llanelieu, Powys |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Website | Friends of Friendless Churches |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Ellyw |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 28 September 1961 |
| Architect(s) | Baldwins of Brecon (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 13th century |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone rubble, slate roof |
St Ellyw's Church, is a redundant church in the village of Llanelieu, Powys, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2] It is sited at the edge of the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
There is a tradition that Saint Ellyw was a granddaughter of King Brychan, the 5th-century king of Brycheiniog.[3]
- ^ Cadw, "Church of St Ellywe (Grade I) (6622)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- ^ Llanelieu St Ellyw, Friends of Friendless Churches, archived from the original on 1 July 2011, retrieved 25 July 2010
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine; Fisher, John (1908). Lives of the British Saints. Vol. 2. Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. pp. 447–449.
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