St Andrew's Church, Presteigne
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| St Andrew's Church | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | active |
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| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 1950 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Archdeaconry | Hereford |
| Deanery | Kington and Weobley |
| Parish | Presteigne with Discoed |
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. It was first constructed in the 9th century by the Anglo-Saxons and retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Norman renovation and later Victorian restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
In the 9th century, Anglo-Saxons built St Andrew's Church next to the River Lugg. Following the Norman conquest of Wales, when the majority of the church was damaged during an attack by the Welsh, the Normans constructed a church incorporating the Anglo-Saxon north aisle. In the 12th–13th centuries the church was enlarged and a bell tower was constructed with a new nave and south aisle constructed by canons from Wigmore Abbey.[2]
In 1889-91, a restoration of the church was undertaken by John Loughborough Pearson.[1] A memorial to Joseph Baker, for whom Mount Baker in Washington state, United States is named, was installed in the chapel of the church as he had retired to Presteigne. A 13th-century coffin lid, possibly from a member of the Mortimer Family, is also installed in the north side of the church.[2] It was granted Grade I listing in 1950.[1]