St James's Church, Manorbier
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St James's Church, Manorbier is a Grade I- listed parish church in Manorbier,
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. The church dates from the 12th century, and has been considerably altered over the years, though medieval ceiling paintings in the porch survive. The church has a slender tower of the local type and a bellcote. The chancel was built in about 1250 on older foundations with the transepts added in the same period. There are three military graves in the churchyard dating between 1918 and 1920 that are looked after by the
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''Notes on Manorbier Church, Pembrokeshire''
by A. H. Wratislaw, M.A.
Historical information and sources on GENUKIArtwork at St James's Church, Manorbier
12th-century church buildings in Wales Grade I listed churches in Pembrokeshire {{Wales-church-stub