The Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed church in

Penbryn Penbryn () is a small coastal village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about from Cardigan. History Corbalengi Stone Standing in a field between Penbryn and Tresaith (grid reference SN28905137) is the 6th century Corbalengi Stone. This 1 ...

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, Wales. It is situated on a hillside on the western side of the Hoffnant Valley, approximately inland from Penbryn beach. The precise date that the church was completed is unknown, but there is believed to have been an earlier church on the site during medieval times. The

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states that it is of 12th-century origin, making it the oldest in the

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. The roof is likely to be as old as the 15th century, though the porch is believed to have been added much later in the early 17th century. The windows were added in the early 19th century. In 1887 the church was extensively renovated by D. Davies of Penrhiwllan, and it underwent another renovation 70 years later in 1957, possibly under A. D. R. Caroe. The interior is whitewashed, and features slate floors. The

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notes that the limestone square in the interior dates to the original building of the 12th century, and that the square font and font in the porch also date to the medieval period. The church became a Grade I listed building on 21 September 1964.

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