The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Forden,

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to Montgomery. For some three hundred years the church was the burial-place of the family of Devereux, whose estate of Nantcribba is within the parish. The marble

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, oval in shape, was presented in 1794 by Richard Edmunds, Esq. It was enlarged in 1830. The architect was Thomas Nicholson and the stained glass was designed by

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Artwork at Church of St Michael and All Angels, Forden
Grade II listed churches in Powys Gothic Revival church buildings in Wales {{Wales-Anglican-church-stub

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