Llanwarne is a village and

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, England. The population of the civil Parish as taken at the 2011 census was 380. It is about from the Welsh border, is approximately north-west of

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, and near Harewood End and Pencoyd. Llanwarne is derived from "The church by the swamp/marsh or alders", according to ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names''.

Landmarks

According to the 1856 ''Kelly's Directory of Herefordshire'' there was a Wesleyan Chapel on the ridge to the north of the village at Turkey Tump. The 1913 ''Kelly's'' mentions Broom-y-clos Court. It describes Lyston Court as "a noble residence of stone, with 44 acres of park and grounds". The rectory was noted as adjacent to the site of the ruined church of St John."Llanwarne"
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Christ Church

Christ Church replaced the previous Church of St John the Baptist, which contained a

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and

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built in the 13th century, later alterations, a rebuilt south aisle, and 14th-century churchyard cross. A tower, columbarium and a

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were added during the 15th century, and in the 16th an Elizabethan monument was placed on the south wall. The

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and doorway were built in the 17th century. This church was replaced by the current Christ Church, which is situated across the road on higher ground slightly to the west of the original site. Christ Church dates to 1864, when it was built by Elmslie at a cost of £2,550. It is a cruciform building in the Early English

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, consisting of a polygonal chancel with vestry to the south, two-bay nave, transepts, north porch and a north-western tower, with spirelet. As a Grade II

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, it is a significant example of

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craftsmanship, and holds a number of artifacts from the old church. The tiled floor is 19th century. The north-east, east and south-east windows depict the Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection, and are in memory of Walter Baskerville Mynors, rector from 1855 to 1896. The south transept contains an 1882

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by Eustace Ingram of London. Two windows on the south side of the nave contain a collection of 16th century

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round windows from the

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, originally believed to portray traditional and biblical scenes."Llanwarne"
British History Online These windows show scenes from the late medieval Dutch morality tale ''Sorgheloos''. Donated by Walter Baskerville Mynors (1826–1899), parish rector, the glass had been removed from the parish church of St Weonard's in 1884."Llanwarne Roundels Appeal"
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Gallery

File: Village scene - geograph.org.uk - 951608.jpg, The church and war memorial File: Monkton Place - geograph.org.uk - 1304035.jpg, Cul-de-sac by the village File: War memorial - geograph.org.uk - 951607.jpg, War memorial File: Upper Monkton 1 - geograph.org.uk - 1304023.jpg, Farmland by the village (Upper Monkton) File: Track to Burnt Barn - geograph.org.uk - 1303872.jpg, Orcop Hill by the village

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