The Church of St Michael and All Angels is the former parish church of Gwernesney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a

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. In 2017, the church was vested in the care of the

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History and architecture

The church is thirteenth century in origin but with much fifteenth-century work. The double bell gable, and more, was restored in 1853–4 by

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. It is of

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. The interior contains a late medieval screen, "of particular interest." The church register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1758 and that of marriages from 1757.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwernesney, Church of Saint Michael and All Angels Gwernesney Church in Wales church buildings in Monmouthshire