The Church of St Tysoi, is the parish church of

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, Wales and sits to the south of the village. It is in the Perpendicular style and is a Grade I listed building as of 19 August 1955.

History and architecture

The church is medieval in origin, of Old Red Sandstone. The tower may be "no earlier than the early nineteenth century."* The church was lightly restored in the nineteenth century including work by

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. The interior has a fifteenth-century barrel roof and contemporary fittings. It also has some notable

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of the nineteen twenties and of the later twentieth century, including a "brilliantly coloured" "

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" window by Geoffrey Robinson.

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Artworks at St Tysoi, Llansoy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Llansoy, Church of St Tysoi Grade I listed churches in Monmouthshire Church in Wales church buildings in Monmouthshire